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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
persuades, persuading, persuaded |
| definition 1: |
to cause someone to do something through reasoning or arguing.
His wife persuaded him to look for a better job.- synonyms:
- convince, get
- similar words:
- influence, motivate, move, talk into
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| definition 2: |
to cause someone to believe something.
She persuaded her mother that buying a new car was a good idea.- synonyms:
- convince
- similar words:
- induce
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| related words: |
get, make |
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| derivations: |
persuadable (adj.), persuadingly (adv.), persuader (n.) |
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