verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
girl
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The priest and his concubine retire; the guest soon seduces the girl with the promise of the sheepskin in payment.
man
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He seduced and killed two men he met on the beach, and threatened to kill more.
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Thus she thinks that there is a close correlation between the men she can seduce and the men she might marry.
woman
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He has learnt his lesson through being seduced by the Older Woman .
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His failed attempts in seducing the young woman angered him to the point of incarcerating her.
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If seducing desirable women was so easy, why had he not done it before?
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For a start, have you ever looked at old men, the sort of old men who seduce young women ?
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I've never seduced a woman in my life.
■ VERB
allow
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I knew perfectly well when I allowed Karen Parsons to seduce me that I was not acting rightly.
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When a sympathetic ex-boyfriend came along, she allowed herself to be seduced by him.
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Why not allow yourself to be seduced by the voluptuous charms of a luscious pudding every now and again?
try
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He wondered if she would indeed try to seduce him.
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As in other bowerbirds, the male builds an elaborate bower of twigs and ferns and therein tries to seduce females.
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After all he was doing for her, she had virtually accused him of trying to seduce her.
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Two years later Herr K. again tried to seduce her as they took a stroll around a lake.
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She had tried to seduce even Gareth.
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How did a woman cope with a married managing director who tried to seduce her whenever he found her alone?
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Lydia and Wickham: Wickham tried to seduce Miss.
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You tried to seduce me, but it didn't work.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A majority of law school graduates are seduced by the huge salaries offered by large firms.
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He accused Paul of trying to seduce his daughter.
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Hunt was seduced by the lure of fame and show business.
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She had been seduced by a man who deserted her and went off to sea.
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The government has been accused of bringing down taxes simply as a means of seducing voters.
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TV advertisements seduce people into buying a particular kind of chocolate bar, washing powder or car.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But a young princess can seduce the vast majority of men.
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Every time he seduces a fresh female, he wins the jackpot of her investment in his sons and daughters.
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I knew perfectly well when I allowed Karen Parsons to seduce me that I was not acting rightly.
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Never mind nature taking its course, it sounds as though you're plotting to seduce him.
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She struggled to submit to them, only to be seduced.
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Thus she thinks that there is a close correlation between the men she can seduce and the men she might marry.
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You look up one entry and are immediately seduced by adjacent items, just out of curiosity.