Tempt and Tease

Tempt

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

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

Nearby Words: tempting, temptation, tempter

Tease

Tease verb - To make fun of in a good-natured way.

Tempt and tease are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Tempt" instead a verb "Tease".

Nearby Words: teasing, teased, teaser, teasel

Common collocations

person tempt person tease person
girl tempt girl tease girl
character tempt character tease character
people tempt people tease people
Other words: husband, men, children, time, characters, bloom, twilight, brother, cat, player, viewers, kids, readers, girls.
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