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Compare adduce, conduce, deduce, etc. and Middle English seduct.", "forms": [ { "form": "seduces", "tags": [ "present", "singular", "third-person" ] }, { "form": "seducing", "tags": [ "participle", "present" ] }, { "form": "seduced", "tags": [ "participle", "past" ] }, { "form": "seduced", "tags": [ "past" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "seduce (third-person singular simple present seduces, present participle seducing, simple past and past participle seduced)", "name": "en-verb" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "related": [ { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0", "word": "seduction" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0", "word": "seductive" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0", "word": "seducement" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0", "word": "seducer" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0", "word": "seductress" } ], "senses": [ { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "ref": "1983, Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi", "text": "Your father was seduced by the dark side of The Force.", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray." ], "id": "en-seduce-en-verb-P3F-IQ49", "links": [ [ "beguile", "beguile" ], [ "lure", "lure" ], [ "away", "away" ], [ "duty", "duty" ], [ "accept", "accept" ], [ "principles", "principles" ], [ "proper", "proper" ], [ "conduct", "conduct" ], [ "lead astray", "lead astray" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray." ], "synonyms": [ { "_dis1": "78 12 2 9", "sense": "to lure away from duty", "word": "corrupt" }, { "_dis1": "78 12 2 9", "sense": "to lure away from duty", "word": "lead astray" }, { "_dis1": "78 12 2 9", "sense": "to lure away from duty", "word": "misguide" }, { "_dis1": "78 12 2 9", "sense": "to lure away from duty", "word": "bribe" } ], "tags": [ "transitive" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "liefkoos" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "sǎblaznjavam", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "съблазнявам" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "yòupiàn", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "诱骗" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "svést" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "svádět" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "forføre" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "amindumi" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "séduire" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šecdena", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "შეცდენა" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "cduneba", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "ცდუნება" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "verführen" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "gaƕatjan", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "𐌲𐌰𐍈𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "goïtévo", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "γοητεύω" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "tæla" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "lokka" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "veättää" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "sēdūcō" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "whakawai" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "hīanga" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "whakakonuka" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "fortēon" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "seduzir" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "prelʹščátʹ", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "прельща́ть" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "prelʹstítʹ", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "прельсти́ть" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "förleda" }, { "_dis1": "93 3 1 3", "code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "pralōbhapeṭṭu", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "ప్రలోభపెట్టు" } ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "ref": "1967, Calder Willingham, Buck Henry, The Graduate", "text": "\"Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?\"\n\"Do you want me to seduce you?\"", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship." ], "id": "en-seduce-en-verb-l2T5nSq7", "links": [ [ "entice", "entice" ], [ "induce", "induce" ], [ "engage", "engage" ], [ "sexual", "sexual" ], [ "relationship", "relationship" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship." ], "synonyms": [ { "_dis1": "8 79 8 5", "sense": "to induce a sexual relationship", "word": "debauch" }, { "_dis1": "8 79 8 5", "sense": "to induce a sexual relationship", "word": "forlead" }, { "_dis1": "8 79 8 5", "sense": "to induce a sexual relationship", "word": "pick up" }, { "_dis1": "8 79 8 5", "sense": "to induce a sexual relationship", "word": "vamp" } ], "tags": [ "transitive" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "verlei" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔaḡrā", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "أَغْرَى" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔaḡwā", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "أَغْوَى" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "eu", "lang": "Basque", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "limurtu" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "eu", "lang": "Basque", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "liluratu" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "prelǎstjavam", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "прелъстявам" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "seduir" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "gōuyǐn", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "勾引" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "誘惑" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "yòuhuò", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "诱惑" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "svést" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "svádět" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "forføre" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "verleiden" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "versieren" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "séduire" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šecdena", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "შეცდენა" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "cduneba", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "ცდუნება" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "verführen" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "verleiten" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "apoplanó", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "αποπλανώ" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "apoplanô", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "ἀποπλανῶ" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "tæla" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "alt": "ゆうわくする", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "yūwaku-surú", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "誘惑する" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "závede", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "за́веде" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "goda" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "vaśīkarikkuka", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "വശീകരിക്കുക" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "vaḷaykkuka", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "slang" ], "word": "വളയ്ക്കുക" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "hīanga" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "non", "lang": "Old Norse", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "gilja" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "uwodzić" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "uwieść" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "seduzir" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "seduce" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "soblaznjátʹ", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "соблазня́ть" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "soblaznítʹ", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "соблазни́ть" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "obolʹščátʹ", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "обольща́ть" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "obolʹstítʹ", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "обольсти́ть" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "sovraščátʹ", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "совраща́ть" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "sovratítʹ", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "соврати́ть" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "zavesti" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "seducir" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "förföra" }, { "_dis1": "5 86 2 8", "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "förleda" } ] }, { "categories": [ { "kind": "other", "name": "English euphemisms", "parents": [], "source": "w" }, { "_dis": "2 33 64 1", "kind": "topical", "langcode": "en", "name": "Sex", "orig": "en:Sex", "parents": [ "All topics", "Reproduction", "Fundamental", "Life", "Nature" ], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "examples": [ { "text": "He had repeatedly seduced the girl in his car, hotels and his home.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "To have sexual intercourse with." ], "id": "en-seduce-en-verb-aWGy42ws", "links": [ [ "sexual intercourse", "sexual intercourse" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(by extension, transitive, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse with." ], "synonyms": [ { "_dis1": "1 4 94 1", "sense": "to have sexual intercourse with", "word": "coitize" } ], "tags": [ "broadly", "euphemistic", "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ { "_dis": "20 20 16 44", "kind": "other", "name": "English entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "19 24 13 43", "kind": "other", "name": "English entries with topic categories using raw markup", "parents": [ "Entries with topic categories using raw markup", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "21 20 16 43", "kind": "topical", "langcode": "en", "name": "Love", "orig": "en:Love", "parents": [ "Emotions", "Virtue", "Mind", "Ethics", "Human", "Philosophy", "All topics", "Fundamental" ], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "examples": [ { "text": "He was seduced by the bright lights and glamour of the city.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "To win over or attract." ], "id": "en-seduce-en-verb-GNVI1vaW", "links": [ [ "win over", "win over" ], [ "attract", "attract" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To win over or attract." ], "synonyms": [ { "_dis1": "4 5 2 89", "sense": "to win over or attract", "word": "beguile" } ], "tags": [ "transitive" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "5 7 1 87", "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to win over or attract someone", "word": "forføre" }, { "_dis1": "5 7 1 87", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to win over or attract someone", "word": "séduire" }, { "_dis1": "5 7 1 87", "code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "ufairzjan", "sense": "to win over or attract someone", "word": "𐌿𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽" }, { "_dis1": "5 7 1 87", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to win over or attract someone", "word": "sedurre" }, { "_dis1": "5 7 1 87", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to win over or attract someone", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "uwodzić" }, { "_dis1": "5 7 1 87", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to win over or attract someone", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "uwieść" }, { "_dis1": "5 7 1 87", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to win over or attract someone", "word": "seduzir" }, { "_dis1": "5 7 1 87", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to win over or attract someone", "word": "seducir" } ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/sɪˈdjuːs/", "tags": [ "Received-Pronunciation", "UK" ] }, { "ipa": "/sɪˈd(j)uːs/", "tags": [ "General-American", "US" ] }, { "rhymes": "-uːs" }, { "audio": "en-us-seduce.ogg", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4c/En-us-seduce.ogg/En-us-seduce.ogg.mp3", "ogg_url": 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or attract." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/sɪˈdjuːs/", "tags": [ "Received-Pronunciation", "UK" ] }, { "ipa": "/sɪˈd(j)uːs/", "tags": [ "General-American", "US" ] }, { "rhymes": "-uːs" }, { "audio": "en-us-seduce.ogg", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4c/En-us-seduce.ogg/En-us-seduce.ogg.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/En-us-seduce.ogg", "tags": [ "US" ], "text": "Audio (US)" }, { "audio": "en-uk-seduce.ogg", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9f/En-uk-seduce.ogg/En-uk-seduce.ogg.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/En-uk-seduce.ogg", "tags": [ "UK" ], "text": "Audio (UK)" } ], "synonyms": [ { "sense": "to lure away from duty", "word": "corrupt" }, { "sense": "to lure away from duty", "word": "lead astray" }, { "sense": "to lure away from duty", "word": "misguide" }, { "sense": "to lure away from duty", "word": "bribe" }, { "sense": "to induce a sexual relationship", "word": "debauch" }, { "sense": "to induce a sexual relationship", "word": "forlead" }, { "sense": "to induce a sexual relationship", "word": "pick up" }, { "sense": "to induce a sexual relationship", "word": "vamp" }, { "sense": "to have sexual intercourse with", "word": "coitize" }, { "word": "go to bed with" }, { "word": "sleep with" }, { "word": "copulate with" }, { "sense": "to win over or attract", "word": "beguile" }, { "word": "entrance" }, { "word": "pull in" }, { "word": "allure" } ], "translations": [ { "code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "liefkoos" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "sǎblaznjavam", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "съблазнявам" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "yòupiàn", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "诱骗" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "svést" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "svádět" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "forføre" }, { "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "amindumi" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "séduire" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šecdena", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "შეცდენა" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "cduneba", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "ცდუნება" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "verführen" }, { "code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "gaƕatjan", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "𐌲𐌰𐍈𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽" }, { "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "goïtévo", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "γοητεύω" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "tæla" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "lokka" }, { "code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "veättää" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "sēdūcō" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "whakawai" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "hīanga" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "whakakonuka" }, { "code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "fortēon" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "seduzir" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "prelʹščátʹ", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "прельща́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "prelʹstítʹ", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "прельсти́ть" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "förleda" }, { "code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "pralōbhapeṭṭu", "sense": "to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray", "word": "ప్రలోభపెట్టు" }, { "code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "verlei" }, { "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔaḡrā", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "أَغْرَى" }, { "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔaḡwā", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "أَغْوَى" }, { "code": "eu", "lang": "Basque", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "limurtu" }, { "code": "eu", "lang": "Basque", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "liluratu" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "prelǎstjavam", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "прелъстявам" }, { "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "seduir" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "gōuyǐn", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "勾引" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "誘惑" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "yòuhuò", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "诱惑" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "svést" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "svádět" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "forføre" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "verleiden" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "versieren" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "séduire" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šecdena", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "შეცდენა" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "cduneba", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "ცდუნება" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "verführen" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "verleiten" }, { "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "apoplanó", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "αποπλανώ" }, { "code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "apoplanô", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "ἀποπλανῶ" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "tæla" }, { "alt": "ゆうわくする", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "yūwaku-surú", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "誘惑する" }, { "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "závede", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "за́веде" }, { "code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "goda" }, { "code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "vaśīkarikkuka", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "വശീകരിക്കുക" }, { "code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "vaḷaykkuka", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "slang" ], "word": "വളയ്ക്കുക" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "hīanga" }, { "code": "non", "lang": "Old Norse", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "gilja" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "uwodzić" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "uwieść" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "seduzir" }, { "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "seduce" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "soblaznjátʹ", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "соблазня́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "soblaznítʹ", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "соблазни́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "obolʹščátʹ", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "обольща́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "obolʹstítʹ", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "обольсти́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "sovraščátʹ", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "совраща́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "sovratítʹ", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "соврати́ть" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "zavesti" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "seducir" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "förföra" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship", "word": "förleda" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to win over or attract someone", "word": "forføre" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to win over or attract someone", "word": "séduire" }, { "code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "ufairzjan", "sense": "to win over or attract someone", "word": "𐌿𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to win over or attract someone", "word": "sedurre" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to win over or attract someone", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "uwodzić" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to win over or attract someone", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "uwieść" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to win over or attract someone", "word": "seduzir" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to win over or attract someone", "word": "seducir" } ], "word": "seduce" }
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