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Seduce

/sɪˈdjuːs/

To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.

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📖 Definitions of "Seduce"

verb

1
To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.
2
To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship.
3
(by extension) To have sexual intercourse with.
"He had repeatedly seduced the girl in his car, hotels and his home."
4
To win over or attract.
"He was seduced by the bright lights and glamour of the city."

🔄 Synonyms of "Seduce"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
scorenoun	The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
makeverb	(transitive) To create.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Seduce"

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Word	Definition
makeverb	(transitive) To create.
scoreverb	(transitive) To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.
lureverb	(transitive) To attract by temptation, appeal, or guile.
temptverb	(transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
attractverb	(transitive) To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
charmverb	To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
glamourverb	(transitive) To enchant; to bewitch.
wooverb	(transitive) To endeavor to gain someone's affection/support.
winverb	(transitive, intransitive) To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
getverb	(transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
corruptverb	Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
sleepverb	(intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
flirtverb	(intransitive) To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way.
appealverb	(intransitive) To call upon someone for a favour, help, etc.
dredgeverb	To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.
getsverb	(transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
draw awayverb	(intransitive) To move away.
betrayverb	(transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.
debauchnoun	An individual act of debauchery.
bedrawverb	(transitive, rare, dialectal) To draw aside or away.