Seduce — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

induce to have sex

lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sᵻdˈuːs/

🇬🇧British English

/sɪdjˈuːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sɪdjˈuːs/

2 syllables Say it as /sᵻdˈuːs/.

Examples

Harry finally seduced Sally
Did you score last night?
Harry made Sally

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

make score

Parts of Speech

verb	induce to have sex “Harry finally seduced Sally”
verb	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”

Word Forms

seduction	noun	an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
seducer	noun	a man who takes advantage of women
score	noun	a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verführen

zum Sex verleiten

🇫🇷French

séduire

inciter à avoir des relations sexuelles

🇪🇸Spanish

seducir

inducir a tener relaciones sexuales

🇮🇹Italian

sedurre

indurre a fare sesso

🇳🇱Dutch

verleiden

aanzetten tot seks

🇵🇹Portuguese

seduzir

induzir a fazer sexo

🇷🇺Russian

соблазнять

побудить к сексу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहकाना

यौन संबंध बनाने के लिए प्रेरित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রলুব্ধ করা

সেক্স করতে প্ররোচিত করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

மயக்கு

உடலுறவு கொள்ள தூண்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

రమ్మని

సెక్స్ చేయడానికి ప్రేరేపించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मोहात पाडणे

सेक्स करण्यास प्रवृत्त करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

લલચાવવું

સેક્સ કરવા પ્રેરિત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೋಹಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

ಲೈಂಗಿಕತೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಲು ಪ್ರೇರೇಪಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വശീകരിക്കുക

ലൈംഗിക ബന്ധത്തിൽ ഏർപ്പെടാൻ പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰਮਾਉਣਾ

ਸੈਕਸ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہکانا

جنسی تعلق کرنے پر آمادہ کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

勾引

诱导发生性行为

🇯🇵Japanese

誘惑する

セックスを誘う

🇰🇷Korean

추기다

성관계를 유도하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quyến rũ

xúi giục quan hệ tình dục

🇹🇭Thai

เกลี้ยกล่อม

กระตุ้นให้มีเพศสัมพันธ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggoda

menginduksi untuk melakukan hubungan seks

🇵🇭Filipino

akitin

mag-udyok na makipagtalik

🇲🇾Malay

memikat

mendorong untuk melakukan hubungan seks

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إغواء

الحث على ممارسة الجنس

🇮🇷Persian

اغوا کردن

تحریک به رابطه جنسی

🇹🇷Turkish

baştan çıkarmak

seks yapmaya ikna etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפָתוֹת

לגרום לקיים יחסי מין

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What is the primary definition of the word 'seduce'?

The primary meaning of 'seduce' is 'induce to have sex'.

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Using 'seduce' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'seduce' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'seduce' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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