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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Seduce \Se*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seduced; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Seducing.] [L. seducere, seductum; pref. se- aside +
     ducere to lead. See Duke.]
     1. To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty in any
        manner; to entice to evil; to lead astray; to tempt and
        lead to iniquity; to corrupt.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              For me, the gold of France did not seduce. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Specifically, to induce to engage in sexual intercourse.
        [PJC]
  
     Syn: To allure; entice; tempt; attract; mislead; decoy;
          inveigle. See Allure.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Seduce \Se*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seduced; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Seducing.] [L. seducere, seductum; pref. se- aside +
     ducere to lead. See Duke.]
     1. To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty in any
        manner; to entice to evil; to lead astray; to tempt and
        lead to iniquity; to corrupt.
  
              For me, the gold of France did not seduce. --Shak.
  
     2. Specifically, to induce to surrender chastity; to debauch
        by means of solicitation.
  
     Syn: To allure; entice; tempt; attract; mislead; decoy;
          inveigle. See Allure.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  seduce
       v 1: induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you
            score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" [syn: score, make]
       2: lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper
          conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money
          and started to work in a massage parlor"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  seduce
     Ρουμανικά vb.
     γοητεύω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  seduce
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la sēdūcō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Romanian vb.
     (lb ro transitive) to (l en seduce)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty,
  accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.
  {defdate|1520s<ref
  name="Etymonline">(R:Etymonline)</ref>}
     2 (lb en transitive) To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a
  sexual relationship. (1550s<ref name="Etymonline"/>)
     3 (lb en by extension transitive euphemistic) To have sexual
  intercourse with.
     4 (lb en transitive) To win over or attract.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  seduce
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty,
  accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.
  {defdate|1520s<ref
  name="Etymonline">(R:Etymonline)</ref>}
     2 (lb en transitive) To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a
  sexual relationship. (1550s<ref name="Etymonline"/>)
     3 (lb en by extension transitive euphemistic) To have sexual
  intercourse with.
     4 (lb en transitive) To win over or attract.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  seduce
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la sēdūcō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Romanian vb.
     (lb ro transitive) to (l en seduce)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty,
  accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.
  {defdate|1520s<ref
  name="Etymonline">(R:Etymonline)</ref>}
     2 (lb en transitive) To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a
  sexual relationship. (1550s<ref name="Etymonline"/>)
     3 (lb en by extension transitive euphemistic) To have sexual
  intercourse with.
     4 (lb en transitive) To win over or attract.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  seduce
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la sēdūcō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: seducir)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  seduce
     Espanja vb.
     (es-v-taivm 3 seduc e)
     Italia vb.
     (it-v-taivm indpy3  seduce sedurre)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  seduce
     Spanska vb.
     (böjning es verb seducir)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Seduce /sɪdjˈuːs/
  أغو

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  seduce //sɪˈd(j)uːs// //sɪˈdjuːs// 
  1. съблазнявам
  to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray
  2. прелъстявам
  to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  seduce /sɪdjˈuːs/
  svádět

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  seduce /sɪdjˈuːs/
  svést

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  seduce /sɪdjˈuːs/ 
  oklamat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  seduce /sɪdjˈuːs/ 
  ehudo 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  seduce /sɪdjˈuːs/
  
  ξελογιάζω, μαυλίζω, αποπλανώ

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  seduce /sidjuːs/
  détourner, dévoyer, entraîner hors du droit chemin

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  seduce /sɪdjˈuːs/ 
  1. बहकाना
        "Starvation seduced the worker to work at low salary."
  2. का शील भंग करना
        "She claimed that he had seduced her."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  seduce /sɪdjˈuːs/
  iskušavati, prevariti, sablazan, sablazniti, zavesti, zavoditi, zavođenje

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  seduce //sɪˈd(j)uːs// //sɪˈdjuːs// 
  誘惑
  to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  seduce /sidjuːs/
  verleiden, verlokken, weglokken

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  seduce /sɪˈdju:s/ 
   1.  uwodzić
   2.  nęcić (into doing sth - aby coś zrobić)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  seduce /sidjuːs/
  desencaminhar, seduzir

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  seduce //sɪˈd(j)uːs// //sɪˈdjuːs// 
  1. förleda
  to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray
  2. förföra, förleda
  to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  seduce /sɪdjˈuːs/
  1. ayartmak, azdırmak, ifsat etmek, baştan çıkarmak
  2. namusuna leke sürmek, iğfal etmek. seducement  iğfal, ifsat, ayartma, baştan çıkarma seducer  ayartan adam iğfal eden adam. seducible  baştan çıkarılabilir, azdlrılabilir, iğfal edilebilir.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/sɪˈdus/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  71 Moby Thesaurus words for "seduce":
     abuse, allure, attract, bait, bait the hook, becharm, beguile,
     betray, bewitch, blandish, cajole, captivate, carry away, charm,
     coax, corrupt, debauch, deceive, decoy, defile, deflower, degrade,
     delude, despoil, dishonor, draw, draw in, draw on, enamor, endear,
     enrapture, enslave, ensnare, entice, entrance, entrap, fascinate,
     flirt, flirt with, force, give the come-on, hold in thrall,
     infatuate, inflame with love, inveigle, lead astray, lead on, lure,
     mislead, offer bait to, overpower, overwhelm, pervert, rape,
     ravage, ravish, rope in, ruin, soil, suck in, sully, sweet-talk,
     tantalize, tease, tempt, train, trap, undo, vamp, violate, woo
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 怂恿,瞒骗,引诱;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 怂恿,瞒骗,引诱,诱奸

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