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
Definitions:
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(1)
(seduce) to persuade someone to do something by tempting them with something pleasurable or desired -- often to make them want to have sex
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
The passive form, seduced can also mean to have won over as in "She was seduced into buying the house by the beautiful yard."