Meanings
verbovertempt (third-person singular simple present overtempts, present participle overtempting, simple past and past participle overtempted)
present singular third person overtempts · participle present overtempting · participle past overtempted · past overtempted
- To tempt exceedingly, or beyond someone's resistance.
the soul[…]should be overtempted and cast away
1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC
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overtempt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtempt
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“overtempt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtempt. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overtempt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtempt.
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