Main Entry: se·duce

Pronunciation: \si-ˈdüs, -ˈdyüs\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): se·duced; se·duc·ing

Etymology: Late Latin seducere, from Latin, to lead away, from se- apart + ducere to lead — more at tow

Date: 15th century

1 : to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
2 : to lead astray usually by persuasion or false promises
3 : to carry out the physical seduction of : entice to sexual intercourse
4 : attract

synonyms see lure

— se·duc·er noun