seduced; seducing
1
: to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
2
: to lead astray usually by persuasion or false promises
3
: to carry out the physical seduction of : entice to sexual intercourse
4
: attract
seducer
noun
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Examples of seduce in a Sentence
He tried to seduce her.
She was seduced by an older man.
The other team seduced him with a better offer.
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In the costume drama based on Guy de Maupassant’s 1885 novel of the same name, Pattinson portrayed an ambitious and amoral social striver, a former soldier who seeks to improve his fortunes by seducing the wives (played by Christina Ricci, Uma Thurman and Kristin Scott Thomas) of powerful men.
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Kevin Cassidy, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
His evolution from a homeless teen seducing girls on his friends’ couches into an international pop star with one foot in Hollywood and the other atop the Billboard charts has been a circuitous one filled with pitfalls — and some of the catchiest tunes of the century.
—Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
By the ’80s and ’90s, Atlas was seduced by another kind of dancing—the kind found in the New York nightclubs.
—Beatrice Loayza, ARTnews.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Past rumbles have seen winners with more customary offerings awarded the coveted Broth Belt, but Red Panda’s body-laden spicy chicken katsu ramen seduced guests with its silkiness, including new fans who had never even heard of them before showing up at the competition.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Cassidy, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
His evolution from a homeless teen seducing girls on his friends’ couches into an international pop star with one foot in Hollywood and the other atop the Billboard charts has been a circuitous one filled with pitfalls — and some of the catchiest tunes of the century.
—Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
By the ’80s and ’90s, Atlas was seduced by another kind of dancing—the kind found in the New York nightclubs.
—Beatrice Loayza, ARTnews.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Past rumbles have seen winners with more customary offerings awarded the coveted Broth Belt, but Red Panda’s body-laden spicy chicken katsu ramen seduced guests with its silkiness, including new fans who had never even heard of them before showing up at the competition.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Seduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seduce. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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seduce
verb
se·duce
si-ˈd(y)üs 
seduced; seducing
1
: to persuade to be disobedient or disloyal
2
: to persuade to do wrong
seduced into crime
3
: to persuade to have sexual intercourse especially for the first time
seducer
noun
seduction
noun
-ˈdək-shən
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