Antonyms for seduce
sɪˈdus, -ˈdyusse·duce

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1. seduce

   To allure is to draw as with a lure by some charm or some prospect of pleasure or advantage. We may attract others to a certain thing without intent; as, the good unconsciously attract others to virtue. We may allure either to that which is evil or to that which is good and noble, by purpose and endeavor, as in the familiar line, "Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way," Goldsmith Deserted Village, l. 170. Lure is rather more akin to the physical nature. It is the word we would use of drawing on an animal. Coax expresses the attraction of the person, not of the thing. A man may be coaxed to that which is by no means alluring. Cajole and decoy carry the idea of deceiving and ensnaring. To inveigle is to lead one blindly in. To tempt is to endeavor to lead one wrong; to seduce is to succeed in winning one from good to ill. Win may be used in either a bad or a good sense, in which latter it surpasses the highest sense of allure, because it succeeds in that which allure attempts; as, "He that winneth souls is wise," Prov. xi, 30.

   Antonyms:
   chill, damp, deter, dissuade, drive away, repel, warn

   Synonyms:
   allure, attract, cajole, captivate, coax, decoy, draw, entice, inveigle, lure, tempt, win

   Preposition:
   Allure to a course; allure by hopes; allure from evil to good.

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1. seduce

   Antonyms:
   force, compel, overpower

   Synonyms:
   tempt, entice, allure, overpersuade, mislead, inveigle, decoy, corrupt, deprave, lead astray, attract

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1. seduce, score, makeverb

   induce to have sex

   "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"

   Synonyms:
   urinate, earn, create, take in, pass water, relieve oneself, lay down, pull in, progress to, attain, get, stool, make up, hit, rack up, cook, cause, make, fix, establish, defecate, shit, take a shit, wee, nock, reach, take, have, pee-pee, arrive at, score, stimulate, pee, get to, construct, grade, throw, form, gain, micturate, mark, spend a penny, realise, work, do, give, crap, take a leak, induce, hold, puddle, clear, make water, prepare, piss, produce, nominate, wee-wee, ready, tally, name, take a crap, draw, bring in, make believe, constitute, realize, piddle, pretend, ca-ca, build

2. seduceverb

   lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct

   "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"

   Synonyms:
   score, make

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1. seduceverb

   Synonyms:
   entice, tempt, betray, allure

How to use seduce in a sentence?

1. Von Teese:

   If you think too much about how to seduce someone else, it’s an epic fail, to seduce someone is to make them want to know more about you, to be part of your world. So if you are trying to please someone else, you’re failing at seduction. I always say to think about yourself and how you present yourself to the world and how you practice that every day. I believe in wearing my nice lingerie every single day. It’s a moment that doesn’t take any extra time out of your day. It’s also a small way to exude glamour and beauty in everyday life.

2. Didier Conrad:

   We didn't want to develop a character who would be based on her seductive side as we usually do with female characters in Asterix. Most of the time they are young attractive women who seduce Obelix and their role stops there.

3. Silvio Berlusconi:

   It's natural that women are happy if a man tries to seduce them.

4. Thiruman Archunan:

   Nature never allows man to understand it, however intelligent he thinks he may be. It tempts his reason by offering an initial success only to seduce and pull him on its side later, once for all. Finally, a man is left to sing the irrational songs of the nature!

5. Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire:

   It is not enough to conquer one must learn to seduce.

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