Definition of seduction
1 : the act of seducing; especially : the enticement of a person to sexual intercourse
2 : something that seduces : temptation
3 : something that attracts or charms
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Examples of seduction in a Sentence
The book describes his seductions of young women.
the swift seduction of the college freshman into a life of drinking and partying
Recent Examples of seduction from the Web
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Schoeff said charges were filed and a warrant was issued for one count of child seduction and $5,000 cash or surety bond.
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Welser-Most and the orchestra gave the 1930 ballet excerpt a driven and dynamic reading, one that readily told a story of anxiety, seduction, magic, and triumph.
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But what the film lacks in chemistry, it more than makes up for in visual beauty, a CGI seduction of the eyes that rivals the awe and impact of James Cameron's Avatar.
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Nude women in her work stare confidently at the viewer without a trace of seduction.
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The two try to uncover the mystery of the brunette’s identity, while love, jealousy, ambition, seduction, and revenge complicate their efforts.
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Males build a bower, which is like a seduction theater where courtship takes place.
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CBS Miami reports 30-year-old Lattia Baumeister, who was visiting from Chicago, received the procedure at Seduction by Jardon's Medical Center in Doral on Thursday.
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The Miami Herald (http://hrld.us/2rrS1yY ) reports Lattia Baumeister of Rock Island, Illinois, died Thursday while undergoing an unidentified procedure at Seduction by Jardon’s Medical Center in Doral.
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Origin and Etymology of seduction
Middle French, from Late Latin seduction-, seductio, from Latin, act of leading aside, from seducere
SEDUCTION Defined for English Language Learners
seduction
playDefinition of seduction for English Language Learners
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: the act of persuading someone to have sex with you
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: something that interests and attracts people
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