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dis·suade
 dissuade
- pronunciation:
- dih
sweId
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dissuaded, dissuades, dissuading |
| definition: |
to persuade against doing something (often fol. by from).
Mother dissuaded us from going outdoors in such foul weather.- antonyms:
- encourage, entice, induce, persuade
- similar words:
- discourage
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| related words: |
argue, deprecate, reason, sway, warn |
| derivations: |
dissuadable (adj.), dissuader (n.) |
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