English Dictionary
Definition of “seduce”
seduce (sɪˈdjuːs
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Definitions
verb (tr)
- to persuade to engage in sexual intercourse
- to lead astray, as from the right action
- to win over, attract, or lure
Alternative Forms
seˈducible seˈduceable adjective Word Origin
C15: from Latin sēdūcere to lead apart, from sē- apart + dūcere to lead
Synonyms
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tempt,
attract,
lure,
entice,
trap,
mislead,
deceive,
beguile,
allure,
decoy,
ensnare,
hypnotize,
lead astray,
inveigle,
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corrupt,
take advantage of,
have sex with
ruin,
betray,
violate,
ravish,
deprave,
dishonour,
debauch,
deflower,
have your wicked way with
Usage examples
Not when there were so many women to seduce (if seduction was the word for something so effortless).
Clive Barker, GALILEE (2001)Celestina, madam of the local brothel, is charged by a local nobleman with helping him to seduce a beautiful young woman.
Country Life (2004)Those of us in the backrooms had precious little to do except party and seduce the canine.
Ottawa Sun (2003)Men can't handle the fact that being a husband means they can never seduce another woman in their life.
Sun, News of the World (2001)She had made no attempt to seduce him, nor he to seduce her.
Townsend, Eileen, Dreamtime (1993)
