seduced; seducing
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
Examples of seduce in a Sentence
He tried to seduce her.
She was seduced by an older man.
The other team seduced him with a better offer.
Recent Examples on the Web
Is there a challenge in working on a project like this in getting seduced by your sources’ narrative?
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2024
She’s just been cast as the lead in a new sword-and-sandals film inspired by the Biblical story of Salome, a Jewish princess who is known for seducing John the Baptist.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 31 July 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron was seduced early on by the idea of having a parade on the water, despite local and national security officials, who bemoaned the logistical nightmare.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2024
The Boys star Nathan Mitchell on 'New Noir' and almost going 'down with the character'
The episode ends with Hughie and Annie in their bedroom… where, to Hughie’s surprise, Annie dons her Starlight outfit and seduces Hughie into sleeping with her.
—Alex Raiman, EW.com, 11 July 2024
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2024
She’s just been cast as the lead in a new sword-and-sandals film inspired by the Biblical story of Salome, a Jewish princess who is known for seducing John the Baptist.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 31 July 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron was seduced early on by the idea of having a parade on the water, despite local and national security officials, who bemoaned the logistical nightmare.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2024
The Boys star Nathan Mitchell on 'New Noir' and almost going 'down with the character'
The episode ends with Hughie and Annie in their bedroom… where, to Hughie’s surprise, Annie dons her Starlight outfit and seduces Hughie into sleeping with her.
—Alex Raiman, EW.com, 11 July 2024
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seduce
verb
se·duce
si-ˈd(y)üs 
seduced; seducing
1
: to persuade to be disobedient or disloyal
2
: to persuade to do wrong
seduced into crime
3
: to persuade to have sexual intercourse especially for the first time
seducer
noun
seduction
noun
-ˈdək-shən
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