Seduce

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Seduce \Se*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seduced}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Seducing}.] [L. seducere, seductum; pref. se- aside +
     ducere to lead. See {Duke}.]
     1. To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty in any
        manner; to entice to evil; to lead astray; to tempt and
        lead to iniquity; to corrupt.


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              For me, the gold of France did not seduce. --Shak.
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     2. Specifically, to induce to engage in sexual intercourse.
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     Syn: To allure; entice; tempt; attract; mislead; decoy;
          inveigle. See {Allure}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  seduce
       v 1: induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you
            score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" [syn: {score}, {make}]
       2: lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper
          conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money
          and started to work in a massage parlor"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  71 Moby Thesaurus words for "seduce":
     abuse, allure, attract, bait, bait the hook, becharm, beguile,
     betray, bewitch, blandish, cajole, captivate, carry away, charm,
     coax, corrupt, debauch, deceive, decoy, defile, deflower, degrade,
     delude, despoil, dishonor, draw, draw in, draw on, enamor, endear,
     enrapture, enslave, ensnare, entice, entrance, entrap, fascinate,
     flirt, flirt with, force, give the come-on, hold in thrall,
     infatuate, inflame with love, inveigle, lead astray, lead on, lure,
     mislead, offer bait to, overpower, overwhelm, pervert, rape,
     ravage, ravish, rope in, ruin, soil, suck in, sully, sweet-talk,
     tantalize, tease, tempt, train, trap, undo, vamp, violate, woo