transitive verb seduced -·duced′, seducing -·duc′·ing

1. 1. to persuade to do something disloyal, disobedient, etc.
   2. to persuade or tempt to evil or wrongdoing; lead astray
   3. to persuade (someone) to engage, esp. for the first time, in illicit or unsanctioned sexual intercourse
2. to entice

Etymology: ME seduisen < LL(Ec) seducere, to mislead, seduce < L, to lead aside < se-, apart (see secede) + ducere, to lead: see duct