seduce
/sɪˈduːs/sih-DOOS
/sɪˈdus/sih-DOOS
Meaningto lead aside
Common meaning: to lead astray
Other meanings: to tempt
- seapart, aside
- duceto lead or draw alongLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 615 · scan
‘apart, aside’ + ‘to lead or draw along’ → seduce
Journey through time
- Latinseducere‘to lead aside’source
- Englishseduce‘to lead astray’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin dūcō ‘to lead or draw along’.
Roots
- dūcō, dūxī, ductum Latin “to lead or draw along”
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