seduces

Verb

seduce (third-person singular simple present seduces, present participle seducing, simple past and past participle seduced)

1. (transitive) To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.
   • […] they alledged, That becauſe I had ſome Rudiments of Reaſon, added to the natural pravity of thoſe Animals, it was to be feared, I might be able to ſeduce them into the woody and mountainous parts of the Country, and bring them in Troops by night to deſtroy the Houyhnhnms Cattle, as being...1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author’s Oeconomy and Happy Life among the Houyhnhnms. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London...

   Synonyms:

   corrupt, lead astray, misguide, bribe, adulterate, debauch, demoralize, detort, file, immoralize

2. (transitive) To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship.
   • She also approaches the fires, and seeks to seduce young men.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 153

   Synonyms:

   debauch, forlead, pick up, vamp

3. (broadly, euphemistic, transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
   • He had repeatedly seduced the girl in his car, hotels and his home.

   Synonyms:

   coitize, go to bed with, sleep with, Formal terms, bed, coit, dight, enjoy, feague, go in unto

4. (transitive) To win over or attract.
   • He was seduced by the bright lights and glamour of the city.

   Synonyms:

   beguile, entrance, pull in, allure, arrest, attract, becharm, bewitch, beckon, captivate