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per·suade
 persuade
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
persuaded, persuades, persuading |
| definition 1: |
to cause (another) to do something through reasoning, arguing, or appealing to the emotions.
Their commercial really persuades people to try their product.Her professor persuaded her to publish her research paper.- synonyms:
- convince, get, induce
- antonyms:
- dissuade
- similar words:
- argue, cajole, coax, constrain, entice, influence, inveigle, lure, motivate, move, prevail on, prompt, sway, sweet-talk, talk into, wheedle
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| definition 2: |
to cause (another) to believe something; convince.
He persuaded the jury that his client was innocent.Her sincere expression persuaded us that she was telling the truth.- synonyms:
- convince
- similar words:
- bring around, induce
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| related words: |
actuate, budge, charm, counsel, crowd, get, guide, impress, lobby, make, push, reason, reconcile, satisfy, sell, turn, win |
| derivations: |
persuadable (adj.), persuadingly (adv.), persuader (n.) |
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