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Seduce: Meaning, Examples, and Usage Guide (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：entice romantically (seduce)

seduce 🔊

/sɪˈdjuːs/

vt.

To make someone want to have a romantic or sexual relationship with you by being attractive or charming.

Seduce romantic enticement: intimate cafe eye contact

entice romantically 🔊

➕

/ɪnˈtaɪs roʊˈmæntɪkli/

vt.

To attract someone in a way that makes them desire a romantic or sexual relationship, often using charm or appeal.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Advanced

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin seducere (se- 'apart' + ducere 'to lead'), meaning 'to lead away'.

💡 Mnemonic

SEDUCE: SE (away) + DUCE (lead) → lead someone away from their usual path.

📖 Example

The mysterious music and her perfume were enough to seduce him into buying her another drink at the bar. 🔊 The combination of mysterious music and her fragrance was so alluring that he was persuaded to buy her another drink.

🔗 Collocations

seduce someone with something – to use a quality or object to attract someone romantically

be seduced by charm – to be attracted by someone's charisma or appeal

seduce someone into bed – to persuade someone to have sex with you

🔄 Synonyms

allure (vt.) – to attract or tempt someone with something desirable

entice (vt.) – to attract someone by offering something advantageous or pleasant

tempt (vt.) – to make someone want to do something, especially something wrong or unwise

🚫 Antonyms

repel (vt.) – to drive someone away; to cause aversion

disgust (vt.) – to cause strong dislike or repugnance

🌱 Derivatives

seduction (n.) – the act of seducing or being seduced

seductive (adj.) – tempting or attractive; alluring

seducer (n.) – a person who seduces someone

📖 Cultural Story

In ancient Rome, 'seducere' meant to lead troops astray. By the 16th century, it took on a romantic sense of enticing someone from virtue.

Meaning 2：lure by offering benefits (seduce)

seduce 🔊

/sɪˈdjuːs/

vt.

To persuade someone to do something they normally wouldn't, by offering them something very appealing.

Seduce lure benefits: businessman tempted by luxury offer

lure by offering benefits 🔊

➕

/lʊr baɪ ˈɔːfərɪŋ ˈbɛnɪfɪts/

vt.

To persuade someone to do something they would not normally do by offering them something appealing.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Advanced

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The professor managed to seduce the brilliant student into joining his research team by promising access to the newest laboratory equipment. 🔊 The professor persuaded the talented student to join his team by promising access to cutting-edge lab tools.

🔗 Collocations

seduce someone into doing something – to persuade someone to take an action by offering rewards

seduce voters with promises – to attract voters by making attractive pledges

seduce customers with discounts – to attract customers by offering price reductions

🔄 Synonyms

induce (vt.) – to persuade or influence someone to do something

coax (vt.) – to persuade someone gently or gradually

lure (vt.) – to tempt someone to go somewhere or do something by offering something attractive

🚫 Antonyms

deter (vt.) – to discourage someone from doing something

dissuade (vt.) – to persuade someone not to do something

🌱 Derivatives

seduction (n.) – the act of seducing or being seduced

seductive (adj.) – tempting or attractive; alluring

seducer (n.) – a person who seduces someone