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seduce

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se·duce  (s-ds, -dys)
tr.v. se·duced, se·duc·ing, se·duc·es
1. To lead away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct. See Synonyms at lure.
2. To induce to engage in sex.
3.
a. To entice or beguile into a desired state or position.
b. To win over; attract.

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

se·ducea·ble, se·duci·ble adj.
se·ducer n.

seduce
Verb
[-ducing, -duced]
1. to persuade to have sexual intercourse
2. to tempt into wrongdoing [Latin seducere to lead apart]
seduction n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.seduce - induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
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 2. corrupt, ruin (archaic) betray, deprave, dishonour, debauch, deflower
Translations
seduce [sɪˈdjuːs] vt (gen) → seducir

seduce [sɪˈdjuːs] vtséduire

seduce [sɪˈdjuːs] vtverführen;
to seduce sb into doing sth → jdn dazu verleiten, etw zu tun

seduce [sɪˈdjuːs] vtsedurre

seduce
v seduce [siˈdjuːs]
to persuade or attract into doing, thinking etc (something, especially something foolish or wrong) She was seduced by the attractions of the big city. verlei يَغْوي، يُغْري съблазнявам svést lokke verführen αποπλανώ seducir ahvatlema, võrgutama گمراه كردن vietellä séduire לְפַתוֹת बहकाना zavesti elcsábít merayu tæla sedurre 誘惑する 유혹하다, 부추기다 suvilioti vilināt; kārdināt menggoda verleiden forføre, lokke kusić, uwodzić seduzir a seduce соблазнять; совращать zviesť zapeljati zavesti förleda, locka, förföra หลอกลวงให้ทำสิ่งผิด baştan çıkarmak 引誘 спокушати, зваблювати ورغلانا quyến rũ
n seˈduction [-ˈdak-]
something that tempts or attracts the seductions of life in the big city. verleiding, versoeking إغْواء، إغْراء съблазняване pokušení forførelse die Versuchung αποπλάνηση, θέλγητρο seducción ahvatlus, kiusatus گمراهي houkutus séduction פִּיתוּי विलोभन, फुसलाहट zavođenje (el)csábítás rayuan tæling seduzione 誘惑 유혹, 부추기기 vilionė, gundymas vilinājums; kārdinājums godaan verleiding forføring pokusa sedução seducţie соблазн zvádzanie, pokušenie zapeljevanje zavođenje lockelse, tjusning, förförelse การล่อลวงให้ทำสิ่งผิด baştan çıkarma 吸引 спокуса; зваблювання گمراہی کی ترغیب sức quyến rũ
adj seductive [siˈdaktiv]
tempting, attractive or charming a seductive melody. verleidelik مُغْوٍ، مُغْرٍ съблазнителен svůdný forførende verführerisch σαγηνευτικός, θελκτικός seductor kaasakiskuv فريبنده viettelevä séduisant מְפַתֶה सम्मोहक, मोहक zavodljiv, zavodnički csábító menawan tælandi; töfrandi seducente 誘惑的な 유혹하는, 매혹적인 viliojantis, gundantis vilinošs; kārdinošs; neatvairāms menggoda verleidelijk forførende, besnærende kuszący, ponętny sedutor seducător соблазнительный;чарующий zvodný zapeljiv zavodnički lockande, förförisk มีเสน่ห์และดึงดูดในทางเพศ baştan çıkarıcı 誘人的 спокусливий گمراہ کن có sức quyến rũ


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Perhaps she is wicked and false, and altogether a woman; but when she speaketh ill of herself, just then doth she seduce most.
And in the third place, no comparison can be made between the means that will be possessed by the more permanent branches of the federal government for seducing, if they should be disposed to seduce, the House of Representatives from their duty to the people, and the means of influence over the popular branch possessed by the other branches of the government above cited.
From this summary of what has taken place in other countries, whose situations have borne the nearest resemblance to our own, what reason can we have to confide in those reveries which would seduce us into an expectation of peace and cordiality between the members of the present confederacy, in a state of separation?
 
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