to seduce

Examples

• All

• Who would not be seduced by this image?

• So who is this person we need to seduce and get them on our side?

  Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023)

• You must seduce others into wanting to move in your direction.

• I'm not trying to seduce you or anything.

  A Guide to Dating at the End of the World (2022)

• In fact, he had recently tried to seduce someone and failed, and he felt ashamed.

  Fiction book (1996)

• When I left, it seemed to me they were trying to seduce the two chief pirates.

  Fiction book (1999)

• I don't know if you meant to seduce, but you did.

  Monogamy (2010)

• And she, of course, seduced everyone in the room in that way that she had, which just made her quite phenomenal.

  Alan Carr: Chatty Man

• Art lovers can also be seduced, as philosophers have always known.

  Academic text (1992)

• Instead, he seduces the entire community through his sensual dancing and peacock strutting.

  Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

C

to convince

vsto seduce

∞ 2.7

Make someone believe something is true or agree to do something

persuades instead by creating personal desire and feeling special

P

to persuade

vsto seduce

472 2.7

To make someone agree or do something by giving reasons

works through emotional attraction and desire rather than logical reasons

L

to lure

vsto seduce

270 3.7

To get someone to do something by offering a reward or making false promises

relies more on creating sexual or romantic desire to persuade action

T

to tempt

vsto seduce

146 3.3

Try to make someone want to do something, often something wrong or unwise

focuses more on causing desire with romantic or sexual appeal

C

to charm

vsto seduce

71 2.2

To please people by being friendly and attractive

uses that pleasant approach specifically to persuade someone to act desirably

E

to entice

vsto seduce

61 4.9

To persuade someone to do something by offering something they want

is more about creating desire through personal attention and appeal

I

to induce

vsto seduce

51 4.9

Persuade someone to do something

differs by using personal attraction and desire to achieve the same result

R

to romance

vsto seduce

16 5.3

To try to attract someone you like, often with gifts or kind words

is broader, persuading by making someone feel desired, not only courting

A

to allure

vsto seduce

6 6.5

To attract someone by using charm

adds an explicit goal of persuading, often with romantic or sexual intent

B

to beguile

vsto seduce

4 8.4

To attract and charm someone while tricking them

emphasizes direct persuasion by making someone feel specially wanted

Antonyms

A

to alienate

123 6.7

To make someone feel alone and lose support from others

Phrasal Verbs

S

to seduce an audience

1 6.7

Make an audience like you and pay close attention

How Seductive

to captivate

19 4.2

to seduce

• NSFW

39 4.1

to entice

61 4.9

to attract

991 1.9

Surface Forms

Etymology