Incline vs Seduce - What's the difference?
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(lb) To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
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(lb) To slope.
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To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
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*:"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;."
*(rfdate), J. M. G. van der Poel, "Agriculture in Pre- and Protohistoric Times", in the Acta Historiae Neerlandica published by the Netherlands Committee of Historical Sciences, p.170:
*:The terp farmer made use of the plough, as is shown by the discovery of three ploughshares and four coulters..
*Usage note: In this sense incline is usually used in the passive voice, and usually intransitively.
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.
Incline is a related term of seduce.
As verbs the difference between incline and seduce
is that incline is while seduce is to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.incline
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(wikipedia incline)Alternative forms
* encline (obsolete)Verb
(inclin)External links
* * * English heteronyms ----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.
