seduction

English

/sɪˈdʌk.ʃn̩/, /sɪˈdʌk.ʃn̩/

noun
Definitions
  • The act of seducing.
  • (dated) The felony of, as a man, inducing a previously chaste unmarried female to engage in sexual intercourse on a promise of marriage.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French séduction derived from Latin seductio root from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (pull, lead, draw, tug).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dewk-

Gloss

pull, lead, draw, tug

Concept
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Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

鉛

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