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se⋅duce

  [si-doos, -dyoos]
–verb (used with object), -duced, -duc⋅ing.
1. to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
2. to persuade or induce to have sexual intercourse.
3. to lead or draw away, as from principles, faith, or allegiance: He was seduced by the prospect of gain.
4. to win over; attract; entice: a supermarket seducing customers with special sales.
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Origin:
1470–80; < L sēdūcere to lead aside, equiv. to sē- se- + dūcere to lead; r. earlier seduise < MF < L, as above

Related forms:
se⋅duc⋅er, noun
se⋅duc⋅i⋅ble, se⋅duce⋅a⋅ble, adjective
se⋅duc⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

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

Antonyms:
1. repel.
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se·duce   (sĭ-dōōs', -dyōōs')   
tr.v.   se·duced, se·duc·ing, se·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; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]
se·duce'a·ble, se·duc'i·ble adj., se·duc'er n.
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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, 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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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