to seduce an audience
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6.7
- phrasal verb
:
seducir a una audiencia
- Her captivating storytelling has the power to seduce an audience at every book signing event.
Examples
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The magician managed to seduce an audience with his stunning tricks and charming personality.
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"Then I had to figure out how to turn one of the worst human rights disasters on record into a book that would seduce an audience away from films, TV shows, Twitter—not to mention other books.
Blog text (6) -
The performance was so engaging that it could easily seduce an audience and keep their attention for hours.
Synonyms
991
1.9
Make people notice or want something
457
2.8
To make someone admire you or accept an idea
226
2.0
Make people laugh or enjoy themselves
71
2.2
To please people by being friendly and attractive
71
2.5
To make people notice something or someone
61
4.9
To persuade someone to do something by offering something they want
39
6.4
To hold someone's full attention as if by magic
22
2.8
Make someone notice you or something
19
4.2
To attract and hold someone's full attention
14
3.7
To get the most attention or praise at an event
8
2.7
Attract someone's attention because it is interesting or noticeable
7
4.4
To attract a lot of attention because of how you look or what you wear
6
6.5
To attract someone by using charm
6
7.4
To get people to listen and enjoy what you say
4
5.5
To make an audience clap and cheer loudly
4
8.4
To attract and charm someone while tricking them
3
3.3
Make someone notice something quickly and feel interested
3
2.6
To make someone admire or respect you
2
5.4
Make an audience clap or cheer loudly
1
8.8
To do something showy to impress or excite people
1
5.8
Act very friendly and say nice things to get what you want
To make people like you a lot by being pleasant and persuasive
Make an audience feel excited and cheer
Make someone feel very impressed and strongly attracted
Antonyms
How Captivating
Surface Forms
Morphology
The core verb 'seduce' normally denotes romantic/sexual persuasion, and when combined with 'audience' the phrase relies on a metaphorical extension meaning 'to captivate or charm' rather than literal seduction. This figurative shift is partly predictable from the constituents but requires awareness of non‑sexual uses of 'seduce', so a B1 learner who knows the words may not immediately infer the intended meaning without exposure.
Etymology
Seduce an audience comes from the older sense of seduce, which meant 'to lead someone aside' with charm, and audience meaning the group watching. Imagine a performer drawing the whole crowd toward them by charm; that's why the phrase now means 'to hold or attract' an audience.