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[si-doos, -dyoos]

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verb (used with object), -duced, -duc·ing.

to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.

to persuade or induce to have sexual intercourse.

to lead or draw away, as from principles, faith, or allegiance: He was seduced by the prospect of gain.

to win over; attract; entice: a supermarket seducing customers with special sales.

Origin:
1470–80; < Latin sēdūcere to lead aside, equivalent to sē- se- + dūcere to lead; replacing earlier seduise < Middle French < Latin, as above

Related forms

se·duc·er, noun

se·duc·i·ble, se·duce·a·ble, adjective

se·duc·ing·ly, adverb

un·se·duc·i·ble, adjective

un·se·duc·i·ble·ness, noun

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un·se·duc·i·b·ly, adverb

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Synonyms
1. beguile, inveigle, decoy, allure, lure, deceive. See tempt.

Antonyms
1. repel.

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It is another to deliberately employ mimicry to persuade or seduce.

But somehow, the allure of technology is such that virtual worlds seduce us with instantaneous eye candy of the ego.

Instead of bullying and scaring people, the prophets of energy technology are attempting to seduce them.

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It is another to deliberately employ mimicry to persuade or seduce.

But somehow, the allure of technology is such that virtual worlds seduce us with instantaneous eye candy of the ego.

Instead of bullying and scaring people, the prophets of energy technology are attempting to seduce them.

Natural selection would have programmed women to seduce men as well as men to desire women.

Each person is trying to seduce other characters by touching their virtual characters.

If you're going to seduce someone, set your sights high.

We will find new ways to seduce the next generation of readers.

He doesn't try to seduce or stampede people into agreeing to something they don't want to agree to.

But what they will do is quietly seduce you with bewitching combinations of features and pumped-up specs.

Fashion may not seduce everyone, but it has an amazing ability to brainwash its own.

To seduce minorities, mostly black, to colleges whose degrees are meaningless is a sham.

Those with stronger balance-sheets will gobble up their rivals or seduce their customers.

But it is not the radishes and garlic themselves that seduce us.

AS a sales medium, commercial art must meet its beholders halfway, the better and faster to seduce them.

No sooner had the results been declared than the pair hit the campaign trail again, both trying to seduce the centre.

Male songbirds sing at each other to claim their territory or seduce females.

Above all, he wanted to seduce the eye with sensual beauty.

Seduce your sweetie with a night of dining, drinking or drive-by shooting.

China uses various underhanded means to seduce dictators.

Extending loan terms has allowed automakers to seduce consumers into vehicles they can't afford.

Now if a friend‘s hot mom tries to seduce you in the past, go with it.

Every day, entrepreneurs invent more novel ways to seduce us into staying inside this web.

They challenge and seduce with their brusqueness of.

Magazine rankings both seduce and coerce law schools into.

If they are particularly persistent buggers, a few saucers of stale beer will seduce them and end your misery once and for.

Grace maps out a meticulous campaign to overwhelm and seduce her dream lover.

If credit cards seduce you to spend a lot more than you can pay back, then don't use them.

The two slightly odd women seduce him and stay the night.

The father and son both try to seduce the attractive guest.

His strength used to be his ability to charm and seduce people into his big tent.

Barlow attempts to seduce the reader with thoughts of utopia through revolution.

The answer is neither command and control nor coordinate and cultivate, but a blend of push and pull, coerce and seduce.

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World English Dictionary

seduce (sɪˈdjuːs)

—vb
1.	to persuade to engage in sexual intercourse
2.	to lead astray, as from the right action
3.	to win over, attract, or lure

[C15: from Latin sēdūcere to lead apart, from sē- apart + dūcere to lead]

se'ducible

—*adj*

se'duceable

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

seduce

1526, "to persuade a vassal, etc., to desert his allegiance or service," from L. seducere "lead away, lead astray," from se- "aside, away" + ducere "to lead." Replaced M.E. seduisen (1477), from M.Fr. séduire "seduce," from O.Fr. suduire "to corrupt, seduce," from L. subducere "draw away, withdraw,

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remove," from sub- "from under, further" + ducere "to lead" (see duke). Sexual sense, now the prevailing one, is attested from 1560. Seductive is from 1771; seductress is from 1803.

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