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Meaning of seduce | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

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  1. To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. to persuade or attract into doing, thinking etc (something, especially something foolish or wrong). She was seduced by the attractions of the big city. verlei يَغْوي، يُغْري съблазнявам seduzir svést verführen lokke αποπλανώseducir ahvatlema, võrgutama گمراه كردن vietellä séduire לְפַתוֹת बहकाना zavesti elcsábít merayu tæla sedurre 誘惑する 유혹하다 suvilioti vilināt; kārdināt menggoda verleidenforføre, lokkekusić, uwodzić بې لارې كول، تيرا ېستل، غولول، بې پردې كول، شرم اړول seduzir a seduce соблазня...
    etc
  3. To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship
  4. something that tempts or attracts. the seductions of life in the big city. verleiding, versoeking إغْواء، إغْراء съблазняване sedução pokušení die Versuchung forførelse αποπλάνηση, θέλγητροseducción ahvatlus, kiusatus گمراهي viettelys séductionפיתוי विलोभन, फुसलाहट zavođenje (el)csábítás rayuan tæling seduzione 誘惑 유혹 vilionė, gundymas vilinājums; kārdinājums godaan verleidingforføringpokusa تېراېستنه، غولونه: بې پردې كول sedução seducţie соблазн zvádzanie, pokušenie zapeljevanje zavođenje loc...
  5. To have sexual intercourse with
  6. tempting, attractive or charming. a seductive melody. verleidelik مُغْوٍ، مُغْرٍ съблазнителен sedutor svůdný verführerisch forførende σαγηνευτικός, θελκτικόςseductor kaasakiskuv فريبنده viettelevä séduisant מְפַתֶה सम्मोहक, मोहक zavodljiv, zavodnički csábító menawan tælandi; töfrandi seducente 誘惑的な 유혹적인 viliojantis, gundantis vilinošs; kārdinošs; neatvairāms menggoda verleidelijkforførende, besnærendekuszący, ponętny راښكونكى sedutor seducător соблазнительный;чарующий zvodný zapeljiv zavodni...
  7. To win over or attract
  8. To attract or lead (someone) away from proper behavior or thinking: "He had been in this way seduced from the wisdom of his cooler judgment" (Anthony Trollope). See Synonyms at lure.
  9. To induce (someone) to engage in sexual activity, as by flirting or persuasion.
  10. To entice into a different state or position: "Journalism may seduce [a writer-professor] from the campus" (Irwin Erdman).
  11. to persuade to engage in sexual intercourse
  12. to lead astray, as from the right action
  13. to win over, attract, or lure
  14. to lead astray, as from duty or principles; corrupt.

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