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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
persuade/pəˈsweɪd/
▶verb
- 1 cause to do something through reasoning or argument.
- 2 cause to believe something.
- 3 (of a situation or event) provide a sound reason for (someone) to do something.
– derivatives
persuadability noun,
persuadable adjective,
persuader noun,
persuasible adjective.
persuadability noun,
persuadable adjective,
persuader noun,
persuasible adjective.
– origin C15: from L. persuadere, from per- ‘through, to completion’ + suadere ‘advise’.
usage: For a discussion of the difference between persuade and convince, see usage at convince.
'persuade' also found in these Oxford entries:
blandishments
- bribe
- bring
- cajole
- carry
- coax
- coerce
- convince
- disabuse
- discourage
- dissuade
- draw
- get
- incite
- inexorable
- interest
- inveigle
- palm
- picket
- pitch
- press
- pressure
- pressurize
- prevail
- procure
- prod
- reason
- recruit
- rhetorical
- rhetorician
- rope
- seduce
- sell
- smooth talk
- snow job
- soft soap
- sweet-talk
- talk
- tempt
- tout
- twist
- wheedle
Forum discussions with the word(s) "persuade" in the title:
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Persuade/convince
persuade\dissuade\talk him out of
to make oneself strong to someone =? to persuade someone
Whoever comes to try to persuade me to, ...
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How to formally persuade someone
interference will persuade a man to think no more of a girl?
persuade / advise
persuade / convince
Persuade or convince?
persuade somebody not to do something
persuade them not to...
Persuade/convince
persuade\dissuade\talk him out of
to make oneself strong to someone =? to persuade someone
Whoever comes to try to persuade me to, ...
will persuade that he will..
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