All 3 Uses of
seduce
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- Aunt Polly came, and Tom and Sid and Mary sat with her—Tom being placed next the aisle, in order that he might be as far away from the open window and the seductive outside summer scenes as possible.†
Chpt 5 *seductive = sexually attractive; or persuasive by tempting with something desired
- Tom tried one or two other seductions; but they failed, too.†
Chpt 16
- He made a plausible excuse; but his real reason had been the fear that not even the secret would keep them with him any very great length of time, and so he had meant to hold it in reserve as a last seduction.†
Chpt 16seduction = the process of persuading someone to want something (often sex or love) by tempting with something desired
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."