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Definition of Seduces
1. seduce [v] - See also: seduce
Lexicographical Neighbors of Seduces
Literary usage of Seduces
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A General History of Rome from the Foundation of the City to the Fall of by Charles Merivale (1886)
"Octavius seduces some legions of Antonius.—Antonius betakes himself to the
Cisalpine.—Octavius joins the consuls in making war upon him. ..."
2. History of New Netherland by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan (1855)
"... jurisdiction extended to English plantations on the Delaware—Van der Donck
harasses Van Tienhoven—The latter seduces a girl in Amsterdam—Fined—Summoned ..."
3. The History of Pennsylvania: From Its Discovery by Europeans, to the by Thomas Francis Gordon (1829)
"... comprised in the Pennsylvania charter — seduces the settlers — His
proclamation ..... Conduct of governor Penn in relation to the Indians and ..."
4. The United States Democratic Review by Conrad Swackhamer (1843)
"... but from proud denial of the law, and, like a serpent charming a bird, seduces
innocent woman to her ruin, in assertion of the devilish sense of power. ..."
5. The History of Ancient Europe: With a View of the Revolutions in Asia and by William Russell (1801)
"... While gaudy Fiction, decked with art, " And dress'd in every winning grace, "
To Truth's unornamented face " Preferr'd, seduces oft the human heart. ..."
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