Antonyms for seducing

Grammar : Verb

Spell : si-doos, -dyoos

Phonetic Transcription : sɪˈdus, -ˈdyus

Definition of seducing

Origin : 1520s, "to persuade a vassal, etc., to desert his allegiance or service," from Latin seducere "lead away, lead astray," from se- "aside, away" (see secret (n.)) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Sexual sense, now the prevailing one, is attested from 1550s and apparently was not in Latin. Originally "entice (a woman) to a surrender of chastity." Related: Seduced; seducing.
Replaced Middle English seduisen (late 15c.), from Middle French séduire "seduce," from Old French suduire "to corrupt, seduce," from Latin subducere "draw away, withdraw, remove," from sub- "from under, further" (see sub-) + ducere "to lead" (see duke).

verb tempt, ensnare
verb entice sexually

Example sentences :

They had no difficulty in seducing, first Senesino, then Montagnana, and finally Heidegger.
Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent

Many had already been the victims of his seducing arts; were they to blame?
Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso

There's no seducing these women; with them it's a thing of course.
Extract from : « Among the Pines » by James R. Gilmore

Lucio then told her, Claudio was imprisoned for seducing a young maiden.
Extract from : « Tales from Shakespeare » by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb

And Billy called a little, seducing call, with two grunts at the end.
Extract from : « Days Off » by Henry Van Dyke

But he does this by seducing them into rebellion against the Most High.
Extract from : « The Wesleyan Methodist Pulpit in Malvern » by Knowles King

At that date, you understand, he had not the least idea of seducing any one of these ladies.
Extract from : « The Good Soldier » by Ford Madox Ford

So it would seem I have been seducing myself with optimisms.
Extract from : « Fantazius Mallare » by Ben Hecht

I ought to look upon his desire of seducing my wife as charitable?
Extract from : « Classic French Course in English » by William Cleaver Wilkinson

If he thinks there is hope of my seducing Simon, he will not be so quick to want to kill him.
Extract from : « The Saracen: Land of the Infidel » by Robert Shea

Synonyms for seducing

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