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tempto
tempto
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the perfect passive participle of tendō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtemp.toː/
Verb
temptō (present infinitive temptāre, perfect active temptāvī, supine temptātum); first conjugation
- I test the strength; I make an attack upon
- I test, try, attempt
- I urge, incite, rouse
- I handle, touch
Inflection
Derived terms
- attemptō
- pertemptō
- praetemptō
- retemptō
Descendants
References
- tempto in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers