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seducing

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //sɪˈdusɪŋ// UK //sɪdjˈuːsɪŋ// se·duc·ing

v. to attract someone with charm or beauty, often to get them to do something they might not otherwise do. It can also mean to trick someone into a bad situation.

v. to attract or entice someone with charm, beauty, or persuasive arguments; to lead someone into a state of moral or physical weakness. Often carries a connotation of manipulation or deception.


SIMPLE

The bright lights of the city are seducing the tourists.

CONTEXTUAL

The company is seducing new customers with a promise of free shipping on their first order.

COMPLEX

The politician's silver tongue was seducing the crowd, promising reforms that many critics argued were impossible to achieve within the current fiscal year.

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