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seduction

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se·duc·tion  (s-dkshn)
n.
1.
a. The act of seducing.
b. The condition of being seduced.
2. Something that seduces or has the qualities to seduce; an enticement.

[Latin sducti, sductin-, from sductus, past participle of sdcere, to lead astray : s-, apart; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

seduction [sɪˈdʌkʃən]
n
1. the act of seducing or the state of being seduced
2. a means of seduction
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.seductionseduction - enticing someone astray from right behavior
enticement, temptation - the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless"
2.seduction - an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"
sexual conquest, score - a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang"

seduction
noun
1. temptation, attraction, lure, draw, pull, charm, snare, allure, enticement The seduction of the show is the fact that the kids are in it.
2. corruption, dishonour, ravishment, bedding, ruin (archaic), defloration, taking away someone's innocence his seduction of a minor
Translations
seduction [sɪˈdʌkʃən] N (= act) → seducción f; (= attraction) → tentación f
seduction [sɪˈdʌkʃən] n
(sexual)séduction f
(= persuasion) → persuasion f
(= attractive quality) → attrait m
the seductions of sth → les attraits de qch
seduction
nVerführung f
seduction [sɪˈdʌkʃn] nseduzione f
seduction [sɪˈdʌkʃn] nseduzione f


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Never was there a more consummate love-making, with all the base intent of betrayal, than this cavalier seduction of Michael by the elderly, six-quart ship's steward.
``Rebecca, a Jewess, daughter of Isaac of York, being attainted of sorcery, seduction, and other damnable practices, practised on a Knight of the most Holy Order of the Temple of Zion, doth deny the same; and saith, that the testimony delivered against her this day is false, wicked, and disloyal; and that by lawful essoine* of her body as being
If it were necessary to confirm so plain a truth by facts, examples would not be wanting, even in this country, of the intimidation or seduction of the Executive by the terrors or allurements of the pecuniary arrangements of the legislative body.
 
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