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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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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The nature of the procedure Baumeister was undergoing at Seduction by Jardon’s Medical Center was not immediately known.
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The Baltimore Orioles were masters of seduction on Wednesday night.
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Lattia Baumeister, 30, of Rock Island, Illinois, had a medical emergency during an unidentified cosmetic surgery at Seduction by Jardon’s Medical Center in Doral, police said.
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That’s the seduction of Twitter, and the folly of those who need to win Twitter arguments.
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Removing them represents darkroom grace, a tool of seduction but not a seductive end in itself.
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Origin and Etymology of seduction
Middle French, from Late Latin seduction-, seductio, from Latin, act of leading aside, from seducere
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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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