Entice vs Seduced - What's the difference?
entice | seduced |
To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
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(seduce)
To beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.
To entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship.
(by extension, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse with.
To win over or attract someone.
As verbs the difference between entice and seduced
is that entice is to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope while seduced is past tense of seduce.entice
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- I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey.
See also
* beguile * tempt * seduceReferences
* *seduced
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(head)Anagrams
*seduce
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- Your father was seduced by the dark side of The Force.'' - Obi Wan Kenobi, ''
- Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?'' - Benjamin Braddock, ''
- He had repeatedly seduced the girl in his car, hotels and his home.