Both Uses of
seduce
in
The Idiot
- In his youth P—, the sensualist, had seduced a young girl, poor but respectable.†
Chpt 2.8 *seduced = persuaded someone to want something (often sex or love) by tempting with something desired
- They say society is savage and inhuman because it despises a young girl who has been seduced.†
Chpt 2.9
Definition:
to persuade someone to do something by tempting them with something pleasurable or desired -- often to make them want to have sex