v.
Pronunciation: si- ' düs, - ' dyüs
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: se · duced ; se · duc · ing
Etymology: Late Latin seducere, from Latin, to lead away, from se- apart + ducere to lead ― more at TOW
Date: 15th century
1 : to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
2 : to lead astray usually by persuasion or false promises
3 : to carry out the physical seduction of : entice to sexual intercourse
4 : ATTRACT
synonyms see LURE
– se · duc · er noun