verbthird conjugation, irregular short imperative
sēdūcō
sēdūcō (present infinitive sēdūcere, perfect active sēdūxī, supine sēductum)
Classical[seːˈduː.koː]Ecclesiastical[seˈduː.ko]
Meaning
- to lead astray
per idem tempus annorum novem, ab undevicensimo anno aetatis meae usque ad duodetricensimum, seducebamur et seducebamus
During this period of nine years, from my nineteenth year to my twenty-eighth, I was led astray and led others astray.397 CE – 401 CE, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, Confessiones 4.1.1 - to seduce
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
in errōrem dūcō, fallōsēdūcō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 22
in errōrem indūcōsēdūcō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 19
ā cēterīs sēparōsēdūcō -ere — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 8
Conjugation conjugation 3 irregular
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sēdūcō | sēdūcēbam | sēdūcam | sēdūxī | sēdūxeram | sēdūxerō |
| 2nd sg. | sēdūcis | sēdūcēbās | sēdūcēs | sēdūxistī | sēdūxerās | sēdūxeris |
| 3rd sg. | sēdūcit | sēdūcēbat | sēdūcet | sēdūxit | sēdūxerat | sēdūxerit |
| 1st pl. | sēdūcimus | sēdūcēbāmus | sēdūcēmus | sēdūximus | sēdūxerāmus | sēdūxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | sēdūcitis | sēdūcēbātis | sēdūcētis | sēdūxistis | sēdūxerātis | sēdūxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | sēdūcunt | sēdūcēbant | sēdūcent | sēdūxērunt sēdūxēre | sēdūxerant | sēdūxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sēdūcam | sēdūcerem | sēdūxerim | sēdūxissem |
| 2nd sg. | sēdūcās | sēdūcerēs | sēdūxerīs | sēdūxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | sēdūcat | sēdūceret | sēdūxerit | sēdūxisset |
| 1st pl. | sēdūcāmus | sēdūcerēmus | sēdūxerīmus | sēdūxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | sēdūcātis | sēdūcerētis | sēdūxerītis | sēdūxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | sēdūcant | sēdūcerent | sēdūxerint | sēdūxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sēdūcor | sēdūcēbar | sēdūcar |
| 2nd sg. | sēdūceris sēdūcere | sēdūcēbāris sēdūcēbāre | sēdūcēris sēdūcēre |
| 3rd sg. | sēdūcitur | sēdūcēbātur | sēdūcētur |
| 1st pl. | sēdūcimur | sēdūcēbāmur | sēdūcēmur |
| 2nd pl. | sēdūciminī | sēdūcēbāminī | sēdūcēminī |
| 3rd pl. | sēdūcuntur | sēdūcēbantur | sēdūcentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sēdūcar | sēdūcerer |
| 2nd sg. | sēdūcāris sēdūcāre | sēdūcerēris sēdūcerēre |
| 3rd sg. | sēdūcātur | sēdūcerētur |
| 1st pl. | sēdūcāmur | sēdūcerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | sēdūcāminī | sēdūcerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | sēdūcantur | sēdūcerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | sēdūc sēdūce | sēdūcere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | sēdūcite | sēdūciminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | sēdūcitō | sēdūcitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | sēdūcitō | sēdūcitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | sēdūcitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | sēdūcuntō | sēdūcuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | sēdūcere | sēdūcī |
| perfect infinitive | sēdūxisse | sēductum esse |
| future infinitive | sēductūrum esse | sēductum īrī |
| present participle | sēdūcēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | sēductus sēducta, sēductā, sēductae, sēductam, sēductārum, sēductās, sēducte, sēductī, sēductīs, sēductō, sēductōrum, sēductōs |
| future participle | sēductūrus sēductūra, sēductūrā, sēductūrae, sēductūram, sēductūrārum, sēductūrās, sēductūre, sēductūrī, sēductūrīs, sēductūrō, sēductūrōrum, sēductūrōs, sēductūrum | sēdūcendus sēdūcundus |
gerundsēdūcendī, sēdūcendō, sēdūcendumsupinesēductum, sēductū
sē-dūco, xi, ctum, 3, v. a.
I. To lead aside or apart, to draw aside; to lead away, carry off; to set aside, put by, etc. (syn. sevoco).
A. Lit. (class.):
te huc foras seduxi, Ut, etc., Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 14; cf.: Pamphilus me solum seducit foras, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 69: me rursus seducit, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 12: aliquem solum seorsum ab aedibus, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 95: aliquem paululum a turbā, Petr. 13, 2: singulos separatim, Liv. 30, 5: aliquem blandā manu, Ov. M. 2, 691: aliquem in secretum, Phaedr. 3, 10, 11 al.— Absol.: prehendit dextram, seducit, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 60: quod a te seductus est tuoque beneficio adhuc vivit, was withdrawn, taken out of the way, Cic. Fam. 10, 28, 1; cf.: aliquem a debitā peste, id. Phil. 13, 10, 22: ocellos, to turn away, avert, Prop. 1, 9, 27.— Of abstract subjects: et dum avaritia seducere aliquid cupit atque in suum vertere, omnia fecit aliena, to lay by, Sen. Ep. 90, 38. —B. Trop.
1. In gen., to remove, separate, etc. (not ante-Aug. and rare):
quiddam a corporibus seductum, Sen. Ep. 117, 13: non potes (Helvia) ad obtinendum dolorem muliebre nomen praetendere, ex quo te virtutes tuae seduxerunt, have removed, separated you, Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 16: vacuos ocellos, Prop. 1, 9, 27.—2. In partic., to lead astray, mislead, seduce (eccl. Lat.), Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 8; Aug. Conf. 2, 3 med.; id. Tract. in Johan. 29; id. Civ. Dei, 14, 11 fin.; Vulg. Exod. 22, 16 et saep.—
II. Tc. put asunder, separate, divide (only poet. and rare;
syn.: secerno, sejungo): seducit terras haec brevis unda duas, Ov. H. 19, 142; so, immensos recessus (Caspia claustra), Luc. 8, 291: quarto seducunt castra volatu, i. e. divide into two adverse squadrons, Ov. M. 13, 611: plura locuturi subito seducimur imbre, id. F. 4, 385.—With abl.: cum frigida mors animā seduxerit artus, Verg. A. 4, 385.—Hence, sēductus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to I.), remote, distant, apart (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): ex alto seductas aethere longe Despectat terras, Ov. M. 4, 622: recessus gurgitis, id. ib. 13, 902. —Of distance in an upward direction: mons erat audaci seductus in aethera dorso, far uplifted, lofty, Stat. Th. 3, 460: consilia non publica sed in privato seductaque a plurium conscientiā, Liv. 2, 54, 7: ut illis non minus hos seductos et quasi rusticos, retired, living in solitude, Plin. Ep. 7, 25, 5: seductum vitae genus, retired, Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 19, 2; cf.: quorum (hominum) maxime in seducto actiones sunt, in retirement, solitude, id. Tranq. 3, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sē-dūcō dūxī, ductus, ere,
to lead aside, take apart, draw aside, lead away, carry off, set aside, put by: me rursus: singulos separatim, L.: Hunc blandā manu, O.: Seductus in secretum a liberto, Ph.: quod a te seductus est, was taken out of the way: vina mensis seducta secundis, removed, O.— To put asunder, separate, divide, part: Seducit terras haec brevis unda duas, O.: quarto seducunt castra volatu, i. e. divide into two hostile parties, O.: cum frigida mors animā seduxerit artūs, V.— Fig.: consilia in privato seductaque a plurium conscientiā habuere, L.: ab immortalitate seduci (i. e. excludi), Cu.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin sēdūcō From sē- (“apart, astray”) + dūcō (“lead”).
Descendants
- Catalanseduir
- Englishseduce
- Frenchséduire
- Italiansedurre
- Portugueseseduzir
- Romanianseduce
- Spanishseducir
- Galicianseducir
- Normansédîre
- Normanséduithe
In English words that came into English from sēdūcō
- seducesēdūcō
- seductionsēductiō