Rile and Tempt

Rile

Rile verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.

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

Nearby Words: riley, riling

Tempt

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

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

Nearby Words: tempting, temptation, tempter

Common collocations

people rile people tempt people
characters rile characters tempt characters
times rile times tempt times
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