seduce
verb (used with object)
to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
have seduced
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present perfectof seduce.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Industry reps have seduced school boards and municipalities with promises that artificial turf fields can be used 24/7 and become a source of income as third parties line up to rent them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2024
But that belief — which seems to have seduced many in Manaus into a false sense of security — was quickly proved a fiction.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2021
They have seduced voters elsewhere in Europe, too, and also in parts of the United States.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2019
Instead, low gas prices have seduced them into buying pickups and sport-utility vehicles, which makes the auto industry very happy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2016
All the influences around him, both on ship and on shore, were such as might have seduced a weaker man from his loyalty.
From The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field
