Seduce vs Allure - What's the difference?
seduce | allure | Synonyms |
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.
The power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.
gait; bearing
To entice; to attract.
*, II.8:
*:Injustice doth allure them; as the honour of their vertuous actions enticeth the good.
Allure is a synonym of seduce.
As verbs the difference between seduce and allure
is that seduce is to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray while allure is to entice; to attract.As a noun allure is
the power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.seduce
English
Verb
- 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.
External links
* *Anagrams
* * English transitive verbs ----allure
English
Noun
- The swing, the gait, the pose, the allure of these men. — Harper's Magazine.