Tempt

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to Attempt.

II. Tempt ·vt To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what is wrong; to Seduce.

III. Tempt ·vt To put to trial; to Prove; to Test; to Try.

IV. Tempt ·vt To endeavor to persuade; to Induce; to Invite; to Incite; to Provoke; to Instigate.