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Dictionary: se·duce   (sĭ-dūs', -dyūs') pronunciation
 
tr.v., -duced, -duc·ing, -duc·es.
  1. To lead away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct. See synonyms at lure.
  2. To induce to engage in sex.
    1. To entice or beguile into a desired state or position.
    2. To win over; attract.

[Middle English seduisen, from Old French seduire, seduis-, alteration (influenced by Medieval Latin sēdūcere, to lead astray) of suduire, to seduce, from Latin subdūcere, to withdraw : sub-, sub- + dūcere, to lead.]

seduceable se·duce'a·ble or se·duc'i·ble adj.
seducer se·duc'er n.
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verb

  1. To beguile or draw into a wrong or foolish course of action: allure, entice, inveigle, lure, tempt. Idioms: lead astray. See persuasion/dissuasion.
  2. To lure or persuade into a sexual relationship or a sexual act: debauch, undo. See sex/asexual.

 
Antonyms: seduce
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v

Definition: tempt, ensnare
Antonyms: disenchant, turn off


 
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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: induce to have sex
  Synonyms: score, make

Meaning #2: lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct


 
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forføre, lokke, forlede til

Nederlands (Dutch)
verleiden

Français (French)
v. tr. - séduire, (fig) tenter, attirer

Deutsch (German)
v. - verführen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποπλανώ, ξελογιάζω, διαφθείρω, σαγηνεύω

Italiano (Italian)
sedurre

Português (Portuguese)
v. - seduzir

Русский (Russian)
соблазнить, совращать, заставить забыть (что-л.), прельщать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - seducir, tentar, coquetear

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förföra, locka, förleda

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
诱惑, 诱使堕落, 引诱, 诱奸

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 誘惑, 誘使墮落, 引誘, 誘姦

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 부추기다, (여자를) 유혹하다, (좋은 뜻에서) 반하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 誘惑する, そそのかす, そそのかして…させる, 誘い込む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغوي, يغري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיתה, שידל, הקסים‬


 
 
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