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seduce

verb
/sɪˈdjuːs/UK/sɪˈd(j)uːs/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sēdūcō (“to lead apart or astray”), from sē- (“aside, away, astray”) + dūcō (“to lead”); see duct. Compare adduce, conduce, deduce, etc. and Middle English seduct.

  1. borrowed from sēdūcō

Definitions

  1. To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct

    To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.

    • As a parish priest in England he had dabbled in the black arts, seduced a number of his congregation from their faith and finally celebrated the Black Mass.
    • Your father was seduced by the dark side of The Force.

  2. To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship.

    • She also approaches the fires, and seeks to seduce young men.
    • "Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?" "Do you want me to seduce you?"

  3. To have sexual intercourse with.

    • He had repeatedly seduced the girl in his car, hotels and his home.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To win over or attract.

      • He was seduced by the bright lights and glamour of the city.

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Derived

seduceable, seducee, seducible, unseduce, unseduced

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