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Word entry · 6 letters

seduce

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"Lead astray"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /sɪˈdjuːs/Part of speech verbSorted cdeesuStarts with SEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Filled answer is this word (SEDUCE).

Definitions

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

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin sēdūcō (“to lead apart or astray”), from sē- (“aside, away, astray”) + dūcō (“to lead”); see duct. Compare adduce, conduce, deduce, etc. and Middle English seduct.

Used in a sentence

  • As a parish priest in England he had dabbled in the black arts, seduced a number of his congregation from their faith and finally celebrated the Black Mass.
  • Your father was seduced by the dark side of The Force.
  • She also approaches the fires, and seeks to seduce young men.

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