All 3 Uses of
seduce
in
Running in the Family
- Here the gramophone accompanied a seduction or an arousal, it spoke of meadows and "little Spanish towns" or "a small hotel," a "blue room."†
p. 52.4 *seduction = the process of persuading someone to want something (often sex or love) by tempting with something desired
- The island seduced all of Europe.†
p. 64.2seduced = persuaded someone to want something (often sex or love) by tempting with something desired
- On the ballroom floor she stood out in her animal or shell fish beauty but claws and caterpillar bulges tended to deflect suitors from thoughts of seduction.†
p. 118.8seduction = 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."