persuade
Meaning of persuade
verb
- induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.
it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing
late 15th century: from Latin persuadere, from per- ‘through, to completion’ + suadere ‘advise’.
Information about persuade
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of persuade is: persuades.
- Languages in which persuade is used:
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Hyphenation of persuade
per-suade
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- persuade is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
persuade synonyms
Meaning carry:
Meaning gently and persistently persuade (someone) to do something:
Meaning cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something:
Meaning form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create:
Meaning induce or prevail upon (someone) to do something:
Meaning succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something:
Meaning persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats:
Meaning have an influence on:
Meaning cause someone to take a course of action:
Meaning persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery:
Meaning attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage:
Meaning entice or try to entice (someone) to do something that they find attractive but know to be wrong or unwise:
Meaning tempt (a person or animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward:
Meaning persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery:
Meaning influence or persuade (someone) using charm and pleasant flattery:
Meaning obtain (something), especially with care or effort:
persuade antonyms
Meaning persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action:
Meaning cause (someone) to lose confidence or enthusiasm:
Meaning discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences:
Translation of persuade
- German: überreden, überzeugen
- Spanish: convencer, persuadir
- French: convaincre, persuader
- Portuguese: convencer, persuadir
- Italian: convincere, persuadere
Anagrams of persuade
Words that rhyme with persuade
McQuade, assuade, dissuade, mispersuade, missuade, overpersuade, predissuade, prepersuade, repersuade, suade, undissuade, unpersuade
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