seduce
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sēdūcō (“to lead apart or astray”), from sē- (“aside, away, astray”) + dūcō (“to lead”); see duct. Compare adduce, conduce, deduce, etc. and Middle English seduct.
Pronunciation
- (UK, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɪˈdjuːs/
- (US, General American) IPA(key): /sɪˈd(j)uːs/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -uːs
Verb
seduce (third-person singular simple present seduces, present participle seducing, simple past and past participle seduced)
- (transitive) To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.
- 1983, Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi:
- Your father was seduced by the dark side of The Force.
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- (transitive) To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship.
- 1967, Calder Willingham, Buck Henry, The Graduate:
- "Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?"
"Do you want me to seduce you?"
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- (by extension, transitive, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse with.
- He had repeatedly seduced the girl in his car, hotels and his home.
- (transitive) To win over or attract.
- He was seduced by the bright lights and glamour of the city.
Synonyms
- (to lure away from duty): corrupt, lead astray, misguide, bribe
- (to induce a sexual relationship): debauch, forlead, pick up, vamp
- (to have sexual intercourse with): coitize, go to bed with, sleep with; see also Thesaurus:copulate with
- (to win over or attract): beguile, entrance, pull in; see also Thesaurus:allure
Related terms
Translations
to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray
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to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship
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to win over or attract someone
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Further reading
Italian
Latin
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [seˈdutʃe]
Verb
a seduce (third-person singular present seduce, past participle sedus) 3rd conj.
- (transitive) to seduce
Conjugation
conjugation of seduce (third conjugation, past participle in -s)
| infinitive | a seduce | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | seducând | ||||||
| past participle | sedus | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | seduc | seduci | seduce | seducem | seduceți | seduc | |
| imperfect | seduceam | seduceai | seducea | seduceam | seduceați | seduceau | |
| simple perfect | sedusei | seduseși | seduse | seduserăm | seduserăți | seduseră | |
| pluperfect | sedusesem | seduseseși | sedusese | seduseserăm | seduseserăți | seduseseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să seduc | să seduci | să seducă | să seducem | să seduceți | să seducă | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | sedu | seduceți | |||||
| negative | nu seduce | nu seduceți | |||||
Spanish
Verb
seduce
- inflection of seducir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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