All 3 Uses of
seduce
in
White: The Great Pursuit
- If he didn't know better, he would say that there was a hint of seduction in her voice.†
Chpt 17 *seduction = the process of persuading someone to want something (often sex or love) by tempting with something desired
- Unless she has seduced him.†
Chpt 23seduced = persuaded someone to want something (often sex or love) by tempting with something desired
- She knows very well that when she stands like that she's striking a seductive pose.†
Chpt 27seductive = sexually attractive; or persuasive 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."