seduce
verb (used with object)
to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
had seduced
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past perfectof seduce.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"By April 1907, Sophia had spent six months in India and had witnessed firsthand the growing political turbulence in India. The push for Indian self-determination had seduced her," Anand writes in her book.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2023
Part of this is because she came of age in the shadow of Diana Ross, whose anime eyes had seduced the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2022
I would shortly be leaving Linosa, which had seduced me with its naturalness and friendliness, on that same hydrofoil, at vacation’s end.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 2, 2018
Yourcenar has Hadrian compare himself, favorably, with Alcibiades, who "had seduced everyone and everything, even History herself."
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2010
He wished them no particular harm—concentrating his indignation upon the leaden who had seduced their addled pates—but he knew that they would have to be allowed their fight.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
