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se·duce

(sĭ-do͞os′, -dyo͞os′)

tr.v. se·duced, se·duc·ing, se·duc·es

1. To attract or lead (someone) away from proper behavior or thinking: "He had been in this way seduced from the wisdom of his cooler judgment" (Anthony Trollope). See Synonyms at lure.

2. To induce (someone) to engage in sexual activity, as by flirting or persuasion.

3. To entice into a different state or position: "Journalism may seduce [a writer-professor] from the campus" (Irwin Erdman).

[Middle English seduisen, from Old French seduire, seduis-, alteration (influenced by Medieval Latin sēdūcere, to lead astray) of suduire, to seduce, from Latin subdūcere, to withdraw : sub-, sub- + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

se·duce′a·ble, se·duc′i·ble adj.

se·duc′er n.

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seduce

(sɪˈdjuːs)

vb (tr)

1. to persuade to engage in sexual intercourse

2. to lead astray, as from the right action

3. to win over, attract, or lure

[C15: from Latin sēdūcere to lead apart, from sē- apart + dūcere to lead]

seˈducible, seˈduceable adj

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se•duce

(sɪˈdus, -ˈdyus)

v.t. -duced, -duc•ing.

1. to lead astray, as from duty or principles; corrupt.

2. to induce to have sexual intercourse.

3. to win over; attract.

[1470–80; earlier seduise < Middle French seduis-, s. of seduire < Latin sēdūcere to lead aside =sē- se- + dūcere to lead]

se•duce′ment, n.

se•duc′er, n.

se•duc′i•ble, adj.

syn: See tempt.

seduce

Past participle: seduced
Gerund: seducing

Imperative
seduce
seduce

Present
I seduce
you seduce
he/she/it seduces
we seduce
you seduce
they seduce

Preterite
I seduced
you seduced
he/she/it seduced
we seduced
you seduced
they seduced

Present Continuous
I am seducing
you are seducing
he/she/it is seducing
we are seducing
you are seducing
they are seducing

Present Perfect
I have seduced
you have seduced
he/she/it has seduced
we have seduced
you have seduced
they have seduced

Past Continuous
I was seducing
you were seducing
he/she/it was seducing
we were seducing
you were seducing
they were seducing

Past Perfect
I had seduced
you had seduced
he/she/it had seduced
we had seduced
you had seduced
they had seduced

Future
I will seduce
you will seduce
he/she/it will seduce
we will seduce
you will seduce
they will seduce

Future Perfect
I will have seduced
you will have seduced
he/she/it will have seduced
we will have seduced
you will have seduced
they will have seduced

Future Continuous
I will be seducing
you will be seducing
he/she/it will be seducing
we will be seducing
you will be seducing
they will be seducing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been seducing
you have been seducing
he/she/it has been seducing
we have been seducing
you have been seducing
they have been seducing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been seducing
you will have been seducing
he/she/it will have been seducing
we will have been seducing
you will have been seducing
they will have been seducing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been seducing
you had been seducing
he/she/it had been seducing
we had been seducing
you had been seducing
they had been seducing

Conditional
I would seduce
you would seduce
he/she/it would seduce
we would seduce
you would seduce
they would seduce

Past Conditional
I would have seduced
you would have seduced
he/she/it would have seduced
we would have seduced
you would have seduced
they would have seduced

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Verb	1.	seduce - induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" score, make persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" seduce - lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"
	2.	seduce - lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor" entice, lure, tempt - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation" seduce, score, make - induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"

seduce

verb

1. tempt, attract, lure, entice, trap, mislead, deceive, beguile, allure, decoy, ensnare, hypnotize, lead astray, inveigle The view of the lake and plunging cliffs seduces visitors.

2. corrupt, take advantage of, have sex with, ruin (archaic), betray, violate, ravish, deprave, dishonour, debauch, deflower, have your wicked way with a fifteen-year-old seduced by a man twice her age

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seduce

verb

1. To beguile or draw into a wrong or foolish course of action:

allure, entice, inveigle, lure, tempt.

Idiom: lead astray.

2. To lure or persuade into a sexual relationship or a sexual act:

debauch, undo.

Translations

يَغْوي، يُغْري

svést

forførelokke

verführen

seducir

séduire

tæla

sedurre seduzione attraente distogliere

gundymas

kārdinātvilināt

versieren

seduzir

seduce

zviesť

baştan çıkarmak

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seduce

[sɪˈdjuːs] VT (sexually) → seducir
to seduce sb into doing sth (fig) → engatusar or convencer a algn para que haga algo
to seduce sb from his duty → apartar a algn de su deber

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seduce

[sɪˈdjuːs] vt

(sexually) → séduire

(= persuade) → séduire
to seduce sb into doing sth → persuader qn de faire qch
to seduce sb into sth → entraîner qn vers qch

seduce

vt → verführen; to seduce somebody into doing something → jdn zu etw verleiten, jdn dazu verleiten, etw zu tun; to seduce somebody (away) from his duty/a place → jdn seine Pflichten vergessen lassen/von einem Ort weglocken; to seduce somebody (away) from his wife → jdn seiner Frau abspenstig machen

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seduce

[sɪˈdjuːs] vt → sedurre

seduce

(siˈdjuːs) verb

to persuade or attract into doing, thinking etc (something, especially something foolish or wrong). She was seduced by the attractions of the big city.

seˈduction (-ˈdak-) noun

something that tempts or attracts. the seductions of life in the big city.

seductive (siˈdaktiv) adjective

tempting, attractive or charming. a seductive melody.

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