tento

v. attempt, essay, endeavor, try; tempt, allure, entice

v. try; tease; tempt, entice

n. maulstick, a stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while working

v. try, attempt; experiment, endeavor; exert; pretend; seek

V
handle| feel; attempt| try; prove; test; attack; brave; make an attempt

= entice, lure, tempt.
Ex: Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.
Ex: Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.
Ex: Science fiction may be so obviously rubbishy that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.
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* tentar el paladar = tempt + Posesivo + palate.
* tentar la providencia = tempt + providence.
* tentar la suerte = dance with + the devil.