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seduce — SEDÚCE, sedúc, vb. III. tranz. 1. A incita, a captiva, a subjuga, a cuceri prin farmecul vorbelor, prin purtare etc. 2. (Despre bărbaţi) A abuza de buna credinţă a unei femei, ademenind o şi determinând o să întreţină relaţii sexuale, cu… … Dicționar Român
seduce — (v.) 1520s, to persuade a vassal, etc., to desert his allegiance or service, from L. seducere lead away, lead astray, from se aside, away + ducere to lead. Replaced M.E. seduisen (late 15c.), from M.Fr. séduire seduce, from O.Fr. suduire to… … Etymology dictionary
Seduce — Se*duce , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seduced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seducing}.] [L. seducere, seductum; pref. se aside + ducere to lead. See {Duke}.] 1. To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty in any manner; to entice to evil; to lead astray; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seduce — index bait (lure), betray (lead astray), brutalize, corrupt, entice, inveigle, lure … Law dictionary
seduce — [v1] tempt, ensnare bait, beguile, betray, bribe, coax, deceive, decoy, delude, draw, entice, entrap, hook, induce, inveigle, invite, lead astray*, lead on*, lure, mislead, mousetrap*, persuade, pull, rope in, steer, string along*, sucker*,… … New thesaurus
seduce — [si do͞os′, sidyo͞os′] vt. seduced, seducing [ME seduisen < LL(Ec) seducere, to mislead, seduce < L, to lead aside < se , apart (see SECEDE) + ducere, to lead: see DUCT] 1. a) to persuade to do something disloyal, disobedient, etc. b) to … English World dictionary
seduce — tempt, entice, inveigle, *lure, decoy Analogous words: mislead, beguile, delude, *deceive: corrupt, debauch, deprave, pervert, *debase: bewitch, captivate, allure (see ATTRACT) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
seduce — ► VERB 1) persuade to do something inadvisable. 2) entice into sexual activity. DERIVATIVES seducer noun seducible adjective seduction noun seductress noun. ORIGIN Latin seducere lead aside or away … English terms dictionary
seduce — 01. She [seduced] her neighbor to get him to murder her husband for her. 02. Cigarette ads are designed to [seduce] young people into smoking. 03. The Saturday night special at the restaurant is designed to [seduce] people into visiting the… … Grammatical examples in English
seduce — se|duce [sıˈdju:s US ˈdu:s] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: seducere to lead away , from ducere to lead ] 1.) to persuade someone to have sex with you, especially in a way that is attractive and not too direct ▪ The head lecturer was… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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