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seducir

to seduce

verb seh-doo-SEER Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

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

Also means

to captivate, win over

Usage Note

Seducir is irregular: the first-person present is seduzco, and it takes a -zc- pattern throughout the present subjunctive. Beyond the romantic sense, it is widely used to mean 'to win someone over' or 'to be very appealing': me seduce la idea ('the idea appeals to me greatly'). The object is typically the person seduced: la sedujo con su conversación.

Examples

"La propuesta me sedujo desde el principio."

Natural Translation

The proposal won me over from the start.

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