(v) lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct, Example: She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Seduced p. pr. & vb. n. Seducing ] [ L. seducere, seductum; pref. se- aside + ducere to lead. See Duke. ] 1. To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty in any manner; to entice to evil; to lead astray; to tempt and lead to iniquity; to corrupt. [ 1913 Webster ]
For me, the gold of France did not seduce. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Specifically, to induce to engage in sexual intercourse. [ PJC ]
Syn. -- To allure; entice; tempt; attract; mislead; decoy; inveigle. See Allure. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. seductio: cf. F. séduction. See Seduce. ] 1. The act of seducing; enticement to wrong doing; enticement to fail in some duty. [ 1913 Webster ]
2.Specifically:(a) The offense of inducing a woman to consent to unlawful sexual intercourse, by enticements which overcome her scruples; the wrong or crime of persuading a woman to surrender her chastity. [ Archaic ] (b) Any successful enticement to engage in some sexual activity, especially intercourse. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
3. That which seduces, or is adapted to seduce; means of leading astray; as, the seductions of wealth. [ 1913 Webster ]
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