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seduction [sɪˈdʌkʃən] n
1. the act of seducing or the state of being seduced 2. a means of seduction ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 n → Verführung f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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