Definitions for seduce
sɪˈdus, -ˈdyusse·duce

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. seduce, score, make(verb)

   induce to have sex

   "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"

2. seduce(verb)

   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"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Seduce(v. t.)

   Specifically, to induce to engage in sexual intercourse.

Origin: [L. seducere, seductum; pref. se- aside + ducere to lead. See Duke.]

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. seduce(Verb)

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

2. seduce(Verb)

   To entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship

3. seduce(Verb)

   To win over or attract someone

Origin: Borrowed from Latin seducere, from se- + ducere; see duct. Compare adduce, conduce, deduce, etc.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Seduce(verb)

   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

2. Seduce(verb)

   specifically, to induce to surrender chastity; to debauch by means of solicitation

Origin: [L. seducere, seductum; pref. se- aside + ducere to lead. See Duke.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Seduce

   sē-dūs′, v.t. to draw aside from rectitude: to entice: to corrupt: to cause a woman to surrender her chastity through persuasion, entreaty, under promise of marriage, &c.—ns. Sēdūce′ment, act of seducing or drawing aside: allurement; Sēdū′cer.—adj. Sēdū′cible.—adv. Sēdū′cingly.—n. Sēduc′tion, act of seducing or enticing from virtue, any enticement to evil: the act of fraudulently depriving an unmarried woman of her chastity.—adj. Sēduc′tive, tending to seduce or draw aside: assiduous.—adv. Sēduc′tively.—ns. Sēduc′tiveness; Sēduc′tor, one who leads astray. [L. seducĕre—se-, aside, ducĕre, ductum, to lead.]

Anagrams for seduce »

1. deuces

2. educes

How to pronounce seduce ?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of seduce in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of seduce in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of seduce in a Sentence

1. Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire:

   It is not enough to conquer one must learn to seduce.

2. Silvio Berlusconi:

   It's natural that women are happy if a man tries to seduce them.

3. Bruno Ganz:

   The script has to grab me, irritate me, seduce me. I do not want to repeat myself with my roles.

4. Anuj Somany:

   There's often a great deception to an eye attraction and to validate HIS point, an invisible Almighty created the beauty in the women to seduce the men.

5. Thierry Wasser:

   Exclusives help put some of the dream back into the bottle and they are also a way to seduce retailers which are very much in demand of that kind of product.

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