Bring and Tempt

Bring

Bring verb - To cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request.

Usage example: nothing will ever bring her to admit she's wrong

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Tempt and bring are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tempt" instead a verb "Bring".

Nearby Word: bringing

Tempt verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.

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Bring and tempt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bring" instead a verb "Tempt".

Nearby Words: tempting, temptation, tempter

person	bring person	tempt person
girl	bring girl	tempt girl
humanity	bring humanity	tempt humanity
character	bring character	tempt character
Other words: man, people, men, children, someone, time, characters, father, brother, everyone.

Keats wants to tempt Alex away from Gene and use her to bring Gene down.

Source: Mind Game Ship
In Witches Abroad, Mrs Gogol's voodoo works like this: tempt a small god with the promise of believers, let it build its power, bring it to the point where it manifests, and then have a human take control.

Source: Hijacking Cthulhu
But the announcer decided to Tempt Fate and bring out six more champions.

Source: I Will Fight No More Forever

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