seducir
to seduce
verb seh-doo-SEER Rare
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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