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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