Hypnotize vs. Seduce — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Hypnotize and Seduce
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Hypnotize
To put into a state of hypnosis.
Seduce
Entice (someone) into sexual activity
A lawyer had seduced a female client
Hypnotize
To fascinate by or as if by hypnosis.
Seduce
To attract or lead (someone) away from proper behavior or thinking
"He had been in this way seduced from the wisdom of his cooler judgment" (Anthony Trollope).
Hypnotize
(transitive) To induce a state of hypnosis in.
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Seduce
To induce (someone) to engage in sexual activity, as by flirting or persuasion.
Hypnotize
To induce hypnotism in; to place in a state of hypnotism.
Seduce
To entice into a different state or position
"Journalism may seduce [a writer-professor] from the campus" (Irwin Erdman).
Hypnotize
Induce hypnosis in
Seduce
(transitive) To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.
Seduce
(transitive) To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship.
Seduce
To have sexual intercourse with.
He had repeatedly seduced the girl in his car, hotels and his home.
Seduce
(transitive) To win over or attract.
He was seduced by the bright lights and glamour of the city.
Seduce
To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty in any manner; to entice to evil; to lead astray; to tempt and lead to iniquity; to corrupt.
For me, the gold of France did not seduce.
Seduce
Specifically, to induce to engage in sexual intercourse.
Seduce
Induce to have sex;
Harry finally seduced Sally
Did you score last night?
Harry made Sally
Seduce
Lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct;
She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor
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