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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Tempt

/tĕmpt/ · IPA /tɛmpt/
01 v. t. To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.
imp. & p. p. Tempted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tempting
  1. 1.
    To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.
    “God did tempt Abraham.” — Gen. xxii. 1.
    “Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God.” — Deut. vi. 16.
  2. 2.
    To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what is wrong; to seduce.
    “Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.” — James i. 14.
  3. 3.
    To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite; to provoke; to instigate.
    “Tempt not the brave and needy to despair.” — Dryden.
    “Nor tempt the wrath of heaven's avenging Sire.” — Pope.
  4. 4.
    To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt.
    “Ere leave be given to tempt the nether skies.” — Dryden.
Syn. To entice; allure; attract; decoy; seduce.