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seduce

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishseducese‧duce /sɪˈdjuːs $ -ˈduːs/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 SEX/HAVE SEX WITHto persuade someone to have sex with you, especially in a way that is attractive and not too direct The professor was sacked for seducing female students. Are you trying to seduce me?2 ATTRACTto make someone want to do something by making it seem very attractive or interesting to them I was young and seduced by New York.seduce somebody into doing something Leaders are people who can seduce other people into sharing their dream.Grammar Seduce is often passive in this meaning.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusseduce• She struggled to submit to them, only to be seduced.• Thus she thinks that there is a close correlation between the men she can seduce and the men she might marry.• She had been seduced by a man who deserted her and went off to sea.• You look up one entry and are immediately seduced by adjacent items, just out of curiosity.• A majority of law school graduates are seduced by the huge salaries offered by large firms.• Hunt was seduced by the lure of fame and show business.• Never mind nature taking its course, it sounds as though you're plotting to seduce him.• He accused Paul of trying to seduce his daughter.• I knew perfectly well when I allowed Karen Parsons to seduce me that I was not acting rightly.• TV advertisements seduce people into buying a particular kind of chocolate bar, washing powder or car.• But a young princess can seduce the vast majority of men.• The government has been accused of bringing down taxes simply as a means of seducing voters.Origin seduce (1400-1500) Latin seducere “to lead away”, from ducere “to lead”
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Verb table
seduce
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, theyseduce
he, she, itseduces
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyseduced
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave seduced
he, she, ithas seduced
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad seduced
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill seduce
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have seduced
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Continuous Form
Present
Iam seducing
he, she, itis seducing
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you, we, theyare seducing
Past
I, he, she, itwas seducing
you, we, theywere seducing
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave been seducing
he, she, ithas been seducing
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been seducing
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be seducing
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been seducing
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