The difference between Tempt and Urge
When used as verbs, tempt means to provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward, whereas urge means to press.
Urge is also noun with the meaning: a strong desire.
check bellow for the other definitions of Tempt and Urge
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Tempt as a verb (transitive):
To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
Examples:
"She tempted me to eat the apple."
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Tempt as a verb (transitive):
To attract; to allure.
Examples:
"Its glossy skin tempted me."
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Tempt as a verb (transitive):
To provoke something; to court.
Examples:
"It would be tempting fate."
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Urge as a noun:
A strong desire; an itch to do something.
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Urge as a verb (transitive):
To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
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Urge as a verb (transitive):
To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
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Urge as a verb (transitive):
To provoke; to exasperate.
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Urge as a verb (transitive):
To press hard upon; to follow closely.
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Urge as a verb (transitive):
To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
Examples:
"to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case"
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Urge as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.
Examples:
"to urge an ore with intense heat"
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Urge as a verb (transitive):
To press onward or forward.
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Urge as a verb (transitive):
To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.