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
The 289-page satire follows Morris Feldstein, a pharmaceutical salesman who gets seduced by a lonely receptionist.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’ | Asawin Suebsaeng | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI also like to say that she gets seduced by her next thought quite a bit.
How Carrie Preston Became The Good Wife’s Favorite Scene Stealer | Kevin Fallon | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen I somehow got derailed by, or seduced by, perhaps kidnapped by, cinema, almost accidentally.
David Cronenberg: Why Frustrated Novelists Hate the Screenplay | Craig Hubert | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou might have a point that we were seduced by Brody and Carrie's time together onscreen.
‘Homeland’ Creator Talks Season 4’s ‘Reboot,’ Life After Brody, and How ISIS Will Affect the Show | Marlow Stern | October 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBeck lavished attention upon her—mostly, it seemed, because she had been seduced by his charms.
Why did God allow him to be seduced, knowing well that he would be too weak to resist the tempter?
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierAdolphe was seduced by a wish, which invariably seizes persons who are the prey of misfortune, to know how far an evil will go!
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete | Honore de BalzacHis open, generous nature was more easily to be seduced by a liberal conduct than by threats and fetters.
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John FoxeThese finally seduced him into permitting temples to be built to Moloch and their other false gods.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 | VariousThe old are seduced by gold—the youth by pleasure—the weak by flattery—cowards by fear—and the courageous by ambition.
Peveril of the Peak | Sir Walter Scott
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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