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sedurre

to seduce

verb seh-DOOR-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin 'seducere', to lead aside.

Also means

to entice

Usage Note

Sedurre is an irregular verb conjugated like condurre: present seduco, seduci, seduce, seduciamo, seducete, seducono; past participle sedotto. It takes avere. Beyond the romantic sense, it can mean to win someone over by charm or appeal, as in la proposta mi ha sedotto (the proposal won me over).

Examples

"Lo stile elegante del romanzo seduce il lettore."

Natural Translation

The novel's elegant style seduces the reader.

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