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Main Entry:	seduce
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	tempt, ensnare
Synonyms:	bait, beguile, betray, bribe, coax, deceive, decoy, delude, draw, entice, entrap, hook, induce, inveigle, invite, lure, mislead, persuade, pull, steer, string along*, sucker, wheedle, lead astray, lead on, mousetrap, rope in
Antonyms:	turn off, disenchant

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Main Entry:	seduce
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	entice sexually
Synonyms:	allure, attract, beguile, captivate, charm, come on to, enamour, entrance, sweep off one's feet, tempt

Main Entry:	allure
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	entice
Synonyms:	attract, bait, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, charm, coax, come on, decoy, draw, enchant, entrap, fascinate, hook, inveigle, lure, magnetize, persuade, pull, seduce, tempt, turn on*, wile, lead on, suck in, sweep off feet, win over
Antonyms:	deter, discourage, dissuade, prevent, repel, threaten, turn off, warn

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Main Entry:	attract
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	draw attention
Synonyms:	allure, appeal to, bait, beckon, beguile, bewitch, bring, captivate, charm, come on, court, drag, draw, enchant, endear, engage, enthrall, entice, entrance, exert influence, fascinate, freak out, give the come-on, go over big, grab, hook, induce, interest, intrigue, inveigle, invite, kill, knock dead, knock out, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mousetrap, pull, rope in, score, seduce, send, slay, solicit, spellbind, steer, suck in, sweep off one's feet, tempt, turn on, vamp, wile, wow
Antonyms:	repel, repulse

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Main Entry:	bribe
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	request silence, action, or inaction for money
Synonyms:	approach, buy, buy off, coax, corrupt, entice, fix, get at, influence, instigate, lubricate, lure, pervert, reward, seduce, soap, square, suborn, sugar, tamper, tempt, tip, buy back, do business, get to, grease palm, make a deal, oil palm, pay off, sweeten the pot, take care of

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Main Entry:	cajole
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	attempt to coax; flatter
Synonyms:	banter, beguile, blandish, bootlick, brownnose, build up, butter up, con, crowd, deceive, decoy, delude, dupe, entice, entrap, induce, influence, inveigle, jolly, lure, maneuver, massage, mislead, oil, push, seduce, snow, soap, soften, stroke, tantalize, tempt, urge, wheedle, apple polish, argue into, get around, get next to, hand a line, lay it on thick, make up to, play up to, rub the right way, soft-soap, spread it on, suck up to, sweet-talk, sweeten up, work on, work over
Antonyms:	bully, force, repel

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Main Entry:	captivate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	attract, enchant
Synonyms:	allure, beguile, bewitch, charm, dazzle, delight, draw, enamour, enrapture, enslave, ensnare, entertain, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, gratify, grip, hold, hook, hypnotize, infatuate, intrigue, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mesmerize, please, rope in, seduce, spellbind, sweep off one's feet, take, turn one on, vamp, wile, win
Antonyms:	disgust, disillusion, offend, repel, repulse

Main Entry:	debauch
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	deprave, corrupt
Synonyms:	abuse, bastardize, betray, debase, defile, deflower, demoralize, fornicate, fraternize, intrigue, inveigle, lure, pervert, pollute, ravish, ruin, seduce, subvert, tempt, violate, vitiate, warp, bestialize, brutalize, go bad, go to hell, lead astray, live in the gutter
Antonyms:	clean, cleanse, improve, purify, upgrade

Main Entry:	decoy
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	bait, entrap
Synonyms:	allure, come on, con, deceive, delude, ensnare, entice, fascinate, inveigle, lure, mislead, seduce, steer, tempt, toll, tout, trap, wile, egg one on, ensorcell, lead on, lead up garden path, mousetrap, rope in, shill, suck in

Main Entry:	defile
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	corrupt, violate
Synonyms:	abuse, adulterate, befoul, besmirch, contaminate, debase, deflower, degrade, desecrate, dirty, discolor, disgrace, dishonor, hurt, mess up, molest, pollute, profane, rape, ravish, seduce, shame, smear, soil, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, trash, vitiate, maculate, make foul, muck up, scuzz up, tar
Antonyms:	clean, hallow, honor, purify, sanctify, clease

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Main Entry:	deflower
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	ravish; take away beauty
Synonyms:	assault, defile, desecrate, despoil, devour, force, harm, have, mar, molest, outrage, possess, ravage, ravish, ruin, seduce, spoil, violate, deflorate, depredate

Main Entry:	deprave
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	corrupt, lead astray
Synonyms:	bastardize, debase, debauch, degrade, demoralize, pervert, seduce, subvert, vitiate, warp, bestialize, brutalize
Antonyms:	ennoble, improve, moralize

Main Entry:	entice
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	allure; persuade
Synonyms:	attract, bait, beguile, cajole, coax, decoy, draw, entrap, inveigle, lure, prevail on, seduce, tempt, toll, turn on*, wheedle, bat eyes at, lead on
Antonyms:	disgust, dissuade, repel, repulse, turn off, turn away

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Main Entry:	entrap
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	capture, involve
Synonyms:	allure, bag, beguile, catch, decoy, embroil, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entice, hook, implicate, inveigle, lure, net, seduce, set up, snare, tempt, trap, trick, benet, box in, lay for, lead on, reel in, rope in, suck in
Antonyms:	clear, disentangle, exclude, free, liberate, release

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Main Entry:	fascinate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	captivate, hold spellbound
Synonyms:	absorb, allure, animate, arouse, attach, attract, beguile, bewitch, charm, compel, delight, draw, enamor, enchant, engage, engross, enrapture, enslave, ensnare, enthrall, entice, entrance, excite, fire, gladden, hypnotize, interest, intrigue, invite, kindle, lure, mesmerize, overpower, overwhelm, pique, please, provoke, ravish, seduce, stimulate, stir, subdue, tantalize, tempt, thrill, titillate, transfix, transport, win, infatuate, intoxicate, rivet, spellbind
Antonyms:	bore, repel, tire, disenchant, disenthrall, disinterest

Main Entry:	influence
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	lead to believe, do
Synonyms:	affect, alter, arouse, bias, brainwash, bribe, bring to bear, carry weight, change, channel, compel, control, count, determine, direct, dispose, form, get at, guide, impel, impress, incite, incline, induce, instigate, manipulate, modify, mold, move, persuade, predispose, prejudice, prevail, prompt, regulate, rouse, rule, seduce, sell, shape, snow*, sway, train, turn, urge, act upon, argue into, be recognized, have a part in, impact on, pull strings, talk into, work upon

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	inveigle
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	entice, manipulate
Synonyms:	allure, bait, bamboozle, beguile, blandish, butter, cajole, charm, coax, con, decoy, egg on, ensnare, entrap, honey, hook, influence, jolly, lure, maneuver, massage, oil, persuade, seduce, snow, soap, string along, stroke, sweet talk, tempt, toll, urge, wheedle, get around*, lay it on thick, lead on, overdo it, play up to, rope in, soften up, work over
Antonyms:	disgust, turn off, disenchant

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Main Entry:	kidnap
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	abduct; hold for ransom
Synonyms:	capture, coax, decoy, entice, grab, hijack, impress, inveigh, lure, pirate, remove, seduce, seize, shanghai, snatch, steal, waylay, body snatch, bundle off, carry away, carry off, lay hands on, make off with, run away with, skyjack, spirit away

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Main Entry:	mislead
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	give someone the wrong idea, information
Synonyms:	bait, beguile, betray, bilk, bluff, bunk, cheat, cozen, deceive, defraud, delude, double-cross, dupe, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entice, fool, fudge, gull, hoax, hoodwink, hose, inveigle, juggle, lie, lure, misinform, misrepresent, outwit, overreach, pervert, put on, rip off, rook, scam, seduce, shaft, snow*, take in, tempt, trick, victimize, illude, lead astray, lead on, misdirect, misguide, pull wool over eyes, rope in
Antonyms:	advise, counsel, guard, lead, protect

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Main Entry:	persuade
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	cause to believe; convince to do
Synonyms:	actuate, advise, affect, allure, assure, blandish, brainwash, bring around, cajole, coax, convert, counsel, draw, enlist, entice, exhort, get, impel, impress, incite, incline, induce, influence, inveigle, lead, move, prompt, proselyte, proselytize, reason, satisfy, seduce, sell, stroke, sway, touch, urge, wear down, wheedle, woo, argue into, bring to senses, gain confidence of, lead to believe, lead to do, prevail upon, propagandize, talk into, turn on to, win argument, win over, work over
Notes:	you convince someone to believe - but persuade someone to act to persuade is to get someone to do something; to convince is to get someone to think something
Antonyms:	discourage, dissuade, hinder, prevent, repress, stop, suppress