Goad
Goad verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
Tempt
Tempt verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.
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Tempt and Goad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/goad/tempt
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