seduce
to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
to persuade or induce to have sexual intercourse.
to lead or draw away, as from principles, faith, or allegiance: He was seduced by the prospect of gain.
to win over; attract; entice: a supermarket seducing customers with special sales.
Origin of seduce
1synonym study For seduce
Other words for seduce
Opposites for seduce
Other words from seduce
- se·duc·er, noun
- se·duc·i·ble, se·duce·a·ble, adjective
- se·duc·ing·ly, adverb
- un·se·duc·i·ble, adjective
- un·se·duc·i·ble·ness, noun
- un·se·duc·i·bly, adverb
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How to use seduce in a sentence
In this particular clip, Tamora seduces Alarbus with her words and has no limit to what she will say or do.
But B is willing to give Joe five points if she successfully seduces a married man in the first class cabin.
‘Nymphomaniac,’ Lars von Trier’s Icy Orgy of Sex and Self-Loathing, Bows At Sundance | Marlow Stern | January 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the middle of the season she seduces a very fit, very shirtless Freddie Prinze Jr.
Lifetime’s ‘Witches of East End’ Is the Ultimate Witch Show | Anna Brand | November 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sexually voracious alpha-female who seduces and then consumes her quarry?
Danny Boyle, Director of 'Trance,' On His Favorite Psychological Thrillers | Danny Boyle | April 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAcross the room, Rudy spots the handsome man of his dreams and seduces him with his performance.
Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt Explore Gay Adoption in ‘Any Day Now’ | Maria Elena Fernandez | December 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The man had the strength of Hercules, but even physical strength has its penalty—it seduces one to over-exertion.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13 | Elbert HubbardThe poet exists always in entire possession of himself: enthusiasm elevates, carries him away, but seduces him never.
He produces no obliquity in our moral sense, nor seduces us to lend our sympathy against the dictates of our better reason.
You have asked me what is to become of one who seduces and betrays, of the criminal with the blood of his victim upon his hands?
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) | Robert G. IngersollShe likes for the present; she seduces; her inclinations cool towards an old lover, and are warmed again by a new face.
Memoirs of Miss Sidney Biddulph | Frances Sheridan
British Dictionary definitions for seduce
/ (sɪˈdjuːs) /
to persuade to engage in sexual intercourse
to lead astray, as from the right action
to win over, attract, or lure
Origin of seduce
1Derived forms of seduce
- seducible or seduceable, adjective
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