Difference between Tempt and Lure

What is the difference between Tempt and Lure?

Tempt as a verb is to provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice. while Lure as a verb is to attract by temptation etc.; to entice.

Tempt

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice. To attract; to allure. To provoke something; to court.

Lure

Part of speech: proper noun

Definition: A commune in the Haute-Saône département, in France.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To attract by temptation etc.; to entice.To recall a hawk with a lure.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.

Example sentence: Distractions can take us in an exciting direction but most often borrow our attention briefly without much resistance and take their sweet time giving it back. Distractions lure us in with an easy escape and then trick us by stealing our attention.

We hope you now know whether to use Tempt or Lure in your sentence.

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