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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SEDU'CE, v. t. [L. seduco; se, from, and duco, to lead.]
1. To draw aside or entice from the path of rectitude and duty in any manner, by flattery,
promises, bribes or otherwise; to tempt and lead to iniquity; to corrupt; to deprave.
Me the gold of France did not seduce. Shak.
In the latter times, some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits.
Tim. 4.
2. To entice to a surrender of chastity. He that can seduce a female is base enough to betray her.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" [syn: seduce, score, make]
2: 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"

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (seduced; seducing) Etymology: Late Latin seducere, from Latin, to lead away, from se- apart + ducere to lead — more at tow Date: 15th century 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 Synonyms: see lure • seducer noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 tempt or entice into sexual activity or into wrongdoing. 2 coax or lead astray; tempt (seduced by the smell of coffee). Derivatives: seducer n. seducible adj. Etymology: L seducere seduct- (as SE-, ducere lead)

Webster's 1913 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 tempt and lead to iniquity; to corrupt. For me, the gold of France did not seduce. --Shak. 2. Specifically, to induce to surrender chastity; to debauch by means of solicitation. Syn: To allure; entice; tempt; attract; mislead; decoy; inveigle. See Allure.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(seduces, seducing, seduced) 1. If something seduces you, it is so attractive that it makes you do something that you would not otherwise do. The view of lake and plunging cliffs seduces visitors... Clever advertising would seduce more people into smoking. VERB: V n, V n into -ing/n • seduction (seductions) The country had resisted the seductions of mass tourism. N-VAR 2. If someone seduces another person, they use their charm to persuade that person to have sex with them. She has set out to seduce Stephen. VERB: V n • seduction Her methods of seduction are subtle. N-VAR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Allure, decoy, entice, attract, tempt, inveigle, mislead, lead astray, ensnare, corrupt, deprave, deceive, train.

Moby Thesaurus

abuse, allure, attract, bait, bait the hook, becharm, beguile, betray, bewitch, blandish, cajole, captivate, carry away, charm, coax, corrupt, debauch, deceive, decoy, defile, deflower, degrade, delude, despoil, dishonor, draw, draw in, draw on, enamor, endear, enrapture, enslave, ensnare, entice, entrance, entrap, fascinate, flirt, flirt with, force, give the come-on, hold in thrall, infatuate, inflame with love, inveigle, lead astray, lead on, lure, mislead, offer bait to, overpower, overwhelm, pervert, rape, ravage, ravish, rope in, ruin, soil, suck in, sully, sweet-talk, tantalize, tease, tempt, train, trap, undo, vamp, violate, woo