seduce

Borrowed from Latin sēdūcō (“to lead apart or astray”), from sē- (“aside, away, astray”) + dūcō (“to lead”); see duct. Compare adduce, conduce, deduce, etc.

• (UK, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɪˈdjuːs/
• (US, General American) IPA^(key): /sɪˈd(j)uːs/

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seduce (third-person singular simple present seduces, present participle seducing, simple past and past participle seduced)

1. (transitive) To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.
   • Obi Wan Kenobi, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

     Your father was seduced by the dark side of The Force.

2. (transitive) To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship.
   • Benjamin Braddock, The Graduate

     Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?

3. (by extension, transitive, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse with.

   He had repeatedly seduced the girl in his car, hotels and his home.

4. (transitive) To win over or attract.

   He was seduced by the bright lights and glamour of the city.

• seduction
• seductive
• seducement
• seducer
• seductress

• seduce in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• seduce in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

• deuces, educes

seduce

1. third-person singular present indicative of sedurre

sēdūce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of sēdūcō

Borrowed from Latin sēdūcēre, present active infinitive of sēdūcō, French séduire.

• IPA^(key): [seˈdutʃe]

a seduce (third-person singular present seduce, past participle sedus) 3rd conj.

1. (transitive) to seduce

• seducător
• seducere
• sedus

seduce

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of seducir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of seducir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of seducir.