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
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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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
American culture has long inspired military service, with recruits seduced by action movies and promises of heroic returns to the U.S.
—Jacob Ware, The Conversation, 12 June 2025
Fang Fang, the notorious Chinese spy that seduced numerous Democrat officials and fundraised for Bay Area Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell, got her start as a student at California State University, East Bay.
—Michelle Steel, Oc Register, 9 June 2025
The thriller tells the story of a dental hygienist who is seduced by a mysterious mermaid into the dark and wet underworld of Florida’s exotic animal trade.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 4 June 2025
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“Seduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seduce. Accessed 18 Jun. 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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