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- pronunciation:
- dih
sweId
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dissuades, dissuading, dissuaded |
| definition: |
to persuade against doing something (often fol. by "from").
Our host dissuaded us from driving in such foul weather and invited us to stay another night.He planned to join the army after high school, but his friends dissuaded him.- antonyms:
- encourage, entice, induce, persuade
- similar words:
- discourage
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| related words: |
argue, deprecate, reason, sway, warn |
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| derivations: |
dissuadable (adj.), dissuader (n.) |
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