All 4 Uses of
seduce
in
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
- Paul's arm was small and the cast grew steadily, white as a bleached shell, as bright and seductive as a sheet of paper.†
p. 154.4 *seductive = sexually attractive; or persuasive by tempting with something desired
- Hours slid away; she slept and woke and lost track of time, the road spinning out beneath them forever, a dark ribbon bisected by the steady flashes of white, seductive and mesmerizing.†
p. 242.0
- Beyond the windows, the lights of the city glittered seductively, scattered like sequins all over the undulating, dramatic hills.†
p. 256.9seductively = in a sexually attractive manner; or in a manner that tends to persuade someone to do something by tempting with something desired
- Compliments, seductive as flowers, thorny with their opposites: Yes, you may be smart but you sure are ugly; You may look nice but you didn't get a brain.†
p. 263.1seductive = 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."