seduce
verb
se·duce si-ˈdüs 
-ˈdyüs
seduced; seducing
transitive verb
1
: to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
2
: to lead astray usually by persuasion or false promises
3
: to carry out the physical seduction of : entice to sexual intercourse
4
: attract
seducer noun
Synonyms
- allure
- bait
- beguile
- betray
- decoy
- entice
- lead on
- lure
- solicit
- tempt
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Example Sentences
He tried to seduce her. She was seduced by an older man. The other team seduced him with a better offer.
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2022 Intoxicated by the possibilities of this face, Okuyama begins to live a parallel life and eventually decides to seduce his own wife, cuckolding, and thus supplanting, himself. Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2022 But is that desire to win Celeste’s professional approval, to seduce her or to be her? Rory Satran, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2022 When the job goes badly, Wanda attempts to seduce George's stuffy lawyer, Archie Leach (John Cleese), to find out where George hid the diamonds. Travis Bean, Forbes, 31 July 2022 Like tropical islands everywhere, the Florida Keys seduce the visitor with the promise of a blank slate. Charles Graeber, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2021 Rachel and the guys walked in on a couple making out and eventually the pair introduced themselves as Flora and Boris, romance experts who would take the men through tasks to help them seduce Rachel. Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022 The dress designed by Fannie Schiavoni was intended for Beth to lure, seduce and gather information. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 June 2022 Since Ra-el can’t take down LY group by force, her plan is to seduce and destroy Yoon-kyum. Joan Macdonald, Forbes, 3 June 2022 See More
Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2022 Intoxicated by the possibilities of this face, Okuyama begins to live a parallel life and eventually decides to seduce his own wife, cuckolding, and thus supplanting, himself. Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2022 But is that desire to win Celeste’s professional approval, to seduce her or to be her? Rory Satran, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2022 When the job goes badly, Wanda attempts to seduce George's stuffy lawyer, Archie Leach (John Cleese), to find out where George hid the diamonds. Travis Bean, Forbes, 31 July 2022 Like tropical islands everywhere, the Florida Keys seduce the visitor with the promise of a blank slate. Charles Graeber, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2021 Rachel and the guys walked in on a couple making out and eventually the pair introduced themselves as Flora and Boris, romance experts who would take the men through tasks to help them seduce Rachel. Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022 The dress designed by Fannie Schiavoni was intended for Beth to lure, seduce and gather information. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 June 2022 Since Ra-el can’t take down LY group by force, her plan is to seduce and destroy Yoon-kyum. Joan Macdonald, Forbes, 3 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Late Latin seducere, from Latin, to lead away, from se- apart + ducere to lead — more at tow entry 1
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
seduce
verb
se·duce si-ˈdüs
-ˈdyüs
seduced; seducing
: to persuade (someone) to do something and especially to do something wrong
She was seduced into crime.
seducing
verb
as in luring
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage I wasn't going to buy the car, but was seduced by the low-interest payment plan Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- luring
- tempting
- persuading
- enticing
- betraying
- alluring
- beguiling
- baiting
- decoying
- soliciting
- enchanting
- trapping
- inveigling
- fascinating
- leading on
- ensnaring
- entrapping
- snaring
- charming
- magnetizing
- captivating
- bewitching
- catching
- drawing in
- enmeshing
- tangling
- meshing
- snowing
- wiling
- immeshing
- roping (in)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- warning
- alerting
- cautioning
- warding (off)
- driving (away or off)
- turning away
- forewarning
- repulsing
- break (with) precedent
- break a leg
- break a sweat
- break and entry
- break away from
- break back
- break beat
- break bread
- break camp
- break cover
- break covert
- break dancing
- break down
- harp on
- harp seal
- harp shell
- harp shilling
- harp turtle
- Harpa
- harpacticoid
- harpactophagous
- harpago
- harpagones
- Harpagophytum
- Harpagornis