seduce

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɪˈdjuːs/ (US, General American) IPA(key): /sɪˈd(j)uːs/ Rhymes: -uːs === Verb === seduce (third-person singular simple present seduces, present participle seducing, simple past and past participle seduced) (transitive) To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray. [1520s] Synonyms: corrupt, lead astray, misguide, bribe; see also Thesaurus:pervert (transitive) To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship. [1550s] Synonyms: debauch, forlead, pick up, vamp (by extension, transitive, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse with. Synonyms: coitize, go to bed with, sleep with; see also Thesaurus:copulate with (transitive) To win over or attract. Synonyms: beguile, entrance, pull in; see also Thesaurus:allure ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== seduction seductive seducement seducer seductress ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “seduce”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “seduce”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === References === === Anagrams === deuces, educes == Galician == === Verb === seduce inflection of seducir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Italian == === Verb === seduce third-person singular present indicative of sedurre == Latin == === Verb === sēdūce second-person singular present active imperative of sēdūcō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin sēdūcēre, French séduire. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [seˈdutʃe] === Verb === a seduce (third-person singular present seduce, past participle sedus, third-person subjunctive seducă) 3rd conjugation (transitive) to seduce ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== seducător seducere sedus == Spanish == === Verb === seduce inflection of seducir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative