as in to tempt
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
I wasn't going to buy the car, but was seduced by the low-interest payment plan
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Recent Examples of seduce
Wearing a beige leotard and white tutu, with her silky black hair secured in a tight bun, Ito is disarmingly devious in her efforts to seduce Prince Siegfried, played by dancer Lucas Ataide.
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Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Single women—more likely, naturally, to be seduced by the devil—were disproportionately executed for witchcraft.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
Taking over a century-old garden house hidden within Shanghai’s storied alleys, Samuel Gui Yang softly partitioned the space, seducing the audience yet making every one of them a clandestine voyeur.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
Rather than attempt to seduce far-right leaders, liberal democrats in Europe should work to reveal the contradictions in these leaders’ politics.
—Nathalie Tocci, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2025
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Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Single women—more likely, naturally, to be seduced by the devil—were disproportionately executed for witchcraft.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
Taking over a century-old garden house hidden within Shanghai’s storied alleys, Samuel Gui Yang softly partitioned the space, seducing the audience yet making every one of them a clandestine voyeur.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
Rather than attempt to seduce far-right leaders, liberal democrats in Europe should work to reveal the contradictions in these leaders’ politics.
—Nathalie Tocci, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seduce
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Category extension: Beyond time pieces, time objects Being resilient also means finding new ways to be relevant for consumers who might have an abundant watch collection and might be much more difficult to tempt with new ones.—
Stéphane JG Girod,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Again, Lewandowski is coming short and tempting the right-sided centre-back higher up the pitch.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Westchester County’s verdant enclaves have long lured the elite.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2025
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Amenities provided by Class A offices are viewed as a key tool needed to lure employees back to the office more days of the week.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2025
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Another factor that might hamper Chelsea’s attempts to persuade Rak-Sakyi to stay is what has happened to his brother, Jesurun.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The administration is expected to return to the Supreme Court quickly in an effort to persuade the justices to lift their temporary order.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2025
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One reason is that in order to entice people to buy its stock, a company needs to offer potential shareholders something in return.—
Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Those touches are some of the reasons that entice fans to buy from brands.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Seduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seduce. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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