Dictionary

seduce en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /sɪˈd(j)uːs/ (General-American, US)
• /sɪˈdjuːs/ (Received-Pronunciation, UK)
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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sēdūcō (“to lead apart or astray”), from sē- (“aside, away, astray”) + dūcō (“to lead”); see duct. Compare adduce, conduce, deduce, etc. and Middle English seduct.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.
   • […] they alledged, That becauſe I had ſome Rudiments of Reaſon, added to the natural pravity of thoſe Animals, it was to be feared, I might be able to ſeduce them into the woody and mountainous parts of the Country, and bring them in Troops by night to deſtroy the Houyhnhnms Cattle, as being naturally of the ravenous kind, and averſe from Labour. 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author’s Oeconomy and Happy Life among the Houyhnhnms. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part IV (A Voyage to the Houyhnhnms), page 308:
   • Your father was seduced by the dark side of The Force. 1983, Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi:
   • As a parish priest in England he had dabbled in the black arts, seduced a number of his congregation from their faith and finally celebrated the Black Mass. 1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 30:
2. (transitive) To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship.
   • "Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?" "Do you want me to seduce you?" 1967, Calder Willingham, Buck Henry, The Graduate:
   • She also approaches the fires, and seeks to seduce young men. 1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 153:
3. (broadly, euphemistic, transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
   • He had repeatedly seduced the girl in his car, hotels and his home.
4. (transitive) To win over or attract.
   • He was seduced by the bright lights and glamour of the city.

Forms

Deriveds

unseduce · seducible · unseduced · seduceable · seducee

Relateds

seductress · seducer · seducive · seducement · seductive · seduction

Synonyms

vitiate · pull in · give someone one · bone · hit · shelve · plug · bribe · frak · frick · penetrate · court · pump · get over on · take · hypnotize · bang · engage · debauch · beep · pull · enjoy · adulterate · nail · Formal terms · smash · lay · jump someone's bones · be with · pull in · pollute · shaft · occupy · fuck · go in unto · draw · go to bed with · charm · swive · dight · seduce · coit · becharm · dick · corrupt · run through · ball · service · pound · sleep with · wap · seduce · do · effascinate · immoralize · forlead · get up in · expletive deleted · get into someone's pants · lie by · intrigue · frack · preposterate · enrapture · go with · pork · bed · sophisticate · have one's wicked way with · coitize · spellbind · pervert · boom-boom · sirenize · know · jump · rock · lie with · pick up · warp · tole · delight · beckon · knock · unmoralize · stallionize · bauf · knock off · boff · tap · screw · fascinate · allure · enthrall · tup · attract · vamp · smush · captivate · suborn · season · doink · Any of Thesaurus:copulate + "with" · misguide · fill · file · bonk · give someone the time · mesmerize · drill · knob · detort · poke · know someone in the biblical sense · sard · plough · diddle · jape · hump · entrance · debauch · Informal and slang terms · slay · forspeak · seduce · love · feague · frig · roger · tempt · see to · entrance · lead astray · corrupt · ream · enchant · prig · interest · root · arrest · ravage · love up · demoralize · bewitch · go to bed with · rut · boink · shag · tamper · beguile · eff · have · schlong · have one's way with · subvert · coitize · beguile · slip it to · lead astray · dig out · mount · make · sleep with

Translations (96)

cs svádět (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · nb forlede (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · ja 誘惑する (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · pl uwodzić (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · cmn 勾引 (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · el αποπλανώ (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · cmn 誘惑 /诱惑 (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · cmn 誘騙 /诱骗 (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · af verlei (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · ar أَغْوَى (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · ang fortēon (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · ka შეცდენა (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · ro seduce (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · mi whakakonuka (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · is tæla (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · ru прельсти́ть (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · mi whakawai (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · cs svádět (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · es llevarse al huerto (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · pl uwieść (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · es seducir (to win over or attract someone) · pt seduzir (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · eo amindumi (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · ru совраща́ть (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · ru обольсти́ть (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · fr séduire (to win over or attract someone) · uk спокушати (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · nb forlokke (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · ml വശീകരിക്കുക (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · fi vietellä (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · it sedurre (to win over or attract someone) · nb forføre (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · cs svést (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · ka ცდუნება (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · fi vietellä (to win over or attract someone) · pt seduzir (to win over or attract someone) · de verführen (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · nl versieren (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · grc ἀποπλανῶ (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · ka შეცდენა (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · sv förleda (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · pl uwodzić (to win over or attract someone) · de verführen (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · ru соблазни́ть (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · fi vietellä (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · es seducir (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · is tæla (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · ru обольща́ть (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · ru соблазня́ть (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · fi viekoitella (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · izh veättää (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · de verleiten (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · mk за́веде (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · grc ἀναπείθω (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · ru соврати́ть (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · ru прельща́ть (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍈𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · sv förföra (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · nl verleiden (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · got 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to win over or attract someone) · eu liluratu (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · af liefkoos (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · el γοητεύω (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · eu limurtu (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · bg прелъстявам (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · es llevar al huerto (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · pl uwieść (to win over or attract someone) · da forføre (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · te ప్రలోభపెట్టు (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · fi viedä (to win over or attract someone) · fr séduire (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · fi houkutella (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · da forføre (to win over or attract someone) · ml വളയ്ക്കുക (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · kk еліктіру (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · ka ცდუნება (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · mi hīanga (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · is lokka (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · pt seduzir (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · da forføre (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · fi viekoitella (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · mi hīanga (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · non gilja (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · kk азғыру (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · sv förleda (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · bg съблазнявам (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · cs svést (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · mi whakawai (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · ms goda (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · sh zavesti (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · kk алжастыру (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · fr séduire (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · kk адастыру (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · ca seduir (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) · la sēdūcō (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) · ar أَغْرَى (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship)