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Seducing

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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.


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For sleeping man, 'twas hard to choose between such winsome days and such seducing nights.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
There, should he succeed in seducing some of the party into his plans, he might carry off the best horses and effects, throw himself among his savage allies, and set all pursuit at defiance.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
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.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
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