transitive. To draw (a person) back or away from some belief, practice, interest, etc. (esp. a wrong or wicked one); to induce (a person, one's…

transitive. To use exhortation to dissuade (a person) from a course or purpose; to advise or counsel against (an action, etc.). Const. from.

transitive. To use exhortation to dissuade.

transitive. To advise or exhort (a person) against; to disadvise, dehort (from). ? Obsolete.

Const. to and infinitive (obsolete), from. Also †figurative. To persuade or induce to, to dissuade from.

To dissuade (whether successfully or not).

to steer off: to guide away from some opinion. Obsolete.

transitive. With out. To dissuade (a person) from doing something. Obsolete. rare.

= dissuade, v. 3.