All 3 Uses of
seduce
in
The Odyssey, by Homer - (translated by: Butler)
- There happened to be a Phoenician woman in my father's house, very tall and comely, and an excellent servant; these scoundrels got hold of her one day when she was washing near their ship, seduced her, and cajoled her in ways that no woman can resist, no matter how good she may be by nature.†
Book 15seduced = persuaded someone to want something (often sex or love) by tempting with something desired
- The man who had seduced her asked her who she was and where she came from, and on this she told him her father's name.†
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- The man who had seduced her then said, 'Would you like to come along with us to see the house of your parents and your parents themselves?†
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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."