seducese‧duce /sɪˈdjuːs $ -ˈduːs/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 
Word Origin Examples
The professor was sacked for seducing female students. Are you trying to seduce me?2to make someone want to do something by making it seem very attractive or interesting to them: I was young and seduced by New York.seduce somebody into doing something Leaders are people who can seduce other people into sharing their dream.GRAMMAR Seduce is often passive in this meaning.
Word OriginWORD ORIGINseduce
Verb TableOrigin:
1400-1500 Latin seducere ‘to lead away’, from ducere ‘to lead’VERB TABLE
seduce
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | seduce |
| he, she, it | seduces | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | seduced |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have seduced |
| he, she, it | has seduced | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had seduced |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will seduce |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have seduced |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am seducing |
| he, she, it | is seducing | |
| you, we, they | are seducing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was seducing |
| you, we, they | were seducing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been seducing |
| he, she, it | has been seducing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been seducing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be seducing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been seducing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- A majority of law school graduates are seduced by the huge salaries offered by large firms.
- He accused Paul of trying to seduce his daughter.
- Hunt was seduced by the lure of fame and show business.
- She had been seduced by a man who deserted her and went off to sea.
- The government has been accused of bringing down taxes simply as a means of seducing voters.
- TV advertisements seduce people into buying a particular kind of chocolate bar, washing powder or car.
- But a young princess can seduce the vast majority of men.
- Every time he seduces a fresh female, he wins the jackpot of her investment in his sons and daughters.
- I knew perfectly well when I allowed Karen Parsons to seduce me that I was not acting rightly.
- Never mind nature taking its course, it sounds as though you're plotting to seduce him.
- She struggled to submit to them, only to be seduced.
- Thus she thinks that there is a close correlation between the men she can seduce and the men she might marry.
- You look up one entry and are immediately seduced by adjacent items, just out of curiosity.
Longman Language Activatorto make someone like or want to do something► attract
Collocations · The drug's low price attracts school- and college-age users.attract somebody to something · What attracts me to the job is the salary and the possibility of foreign travel.attract interest/support/attention etc · Politicians still risk having affairs, knowing the massive media attention they attract.
► tempt to make someone want to have or do something, even though they know they really should not: · The Parisian shops have things to tempt even the strongest of wills.· Too many investors are tempted by the idea of making a quick fortune.tempt somebody into (doing) something: · Most infomercials try to tempt television viewers into buying beauty aids, kitchen gadgets and other products.be tempted to do something: · I'm tempted to take a nice long vacation before I start the new job.
► seduce to attract someone to buy a particular product, support a particular political party etc, by making it seem very attractive - used especially in order to show disapproval: · The government has been accused of bringing down taxes simply as a means of seducing voters.· Hunt was seduced by the lure of fame and show business.seduce somebody into doing something: · TV advertisements seduce people into buying a particular kind of chocolate bar, washing powder or car.
to persuade someone to have sex► seduce to persuade someone to have sex with you, especially someone who is younger than you or has less sexual experience: · He accused Paul of trying to seduce his daughter.· She had been seduced by a man who deserted her and went off to sea.
► get somebody into bed informal to persuade someone to have sex with you: · Some men say they love you just to get you into bed.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► girl
1to persuade someone to have sex with you, especially in a way that is attractive and not too direct: · The priest and his concubine retire; the guest soon seduces the girl with the promise of the sheepskin in payment.
► man· He seduced and killed two men he met on the beach, and threatened to kill more.· Thus she thinks that there is a close correlation between the men she can seduce and the men she might marry.
► woman· He has learnt his lesson through being seduced by the Older Woman.· His failed attempts in seducing the young woman angered him to the point of incarcerating her.· If seducing desirable women was so easy, why had he not done it before?· For a start, have you ever looked at old men, the sort of old men who seduce young women?· I've never seduced a woman in my life.
VERB► allow· I knew perfectly well when I allowed Karen Parsons to seduce me that I was not acting rightly.· When a sympathetic ex-boyfriend came along, she allowed herself to be seduced by him.· Why not allow yourself to be seduced by the voluptuous charms of a luscious pudding every now and again?
► try· He wondered if she would indeed try to seduce him.· As in other bowerbirds, the male builds an elaborate bower of twigs and ferns and therein tries to seduce females.· After all he was doing for her, she had virtually accused him of trying to seduce her.· Two years later Herr K. again tried to seduce her as they took a stroll around a lake.· She had tried to seduce even Gareth.· How did a woman cope with a married managing director who tried to seduce her whenever he found her alone?· Lydia and Wickham: Wickham tried to seduce Miss.· You tried to seduce me, but it didn't work.
The professor was sacked for seducing female students. Are you trying to seduce me?2to make someone want to do something by making it seem very attractive or interesting to them: I was young and seduced by New York.seduce somebody into doing something Leaders are people who can seduce other people into sharing their dream.GRAMMAR Seduce is often passive in this meaning.