seduce

5 definitions • 5 examples

to make someone feel attracted to you and want to have sex with you, often someone younger or less experienced:

He felt that she was trying to seduce him.

to persuade or cause someone to do something that they would not usually consider doing by being very attractive and difficult to refuse:

I wouldn't normally stay in a hotel like this, but I was seduced by the fabulous location.

They were seduced into buying the washing machine by the offer of a free flight.

If you are seduced by something, you like it because it seems attractive:

Almost every visitor to Edinburgh is seduced by its splendid architecture.

to persuade or trick someone into doing something by making it very attractive:

Nowadays you have to seduce students into learning through colorful graphics or exciting adventure themes.

If you seduce someone, you persuade that person to have sex with you.