overpersuade

[ oh-ver-per-sweyd ]

/ ˌoʊ vər pərˈsweɪd /

verb (used with object), o·ver·per·suad·ed, o·ver·per·suad·ing.

to persuade (a person) against his or her inclination or intention: By threats and taunts they had overpersuaded him to steal the car.

to win or bring over by persuasion.

Origin of overpersuade

First recorded in 1615–25; over- + persuade

OTHER WORDS FROM overpersuade

o·ver·per·sua·sion, noun

Words nearby overpersuade

overpage, overparted, overpass, overpay, overpeople, overpersuade, overpitch, overplay, overplus, overpopulate, overpopulated

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Example sentences from the Web for overpersuade

And Wulfhere and I tried a little to overpersuade her, but then a groom came to say that all was ready.
A Thane of Wessex|Charles W. Whistler
I am not sure that I do not now regret that I allowed my church-wardens to overpersuade me on this point.
The Altar Steps|Compton MacKenzie
It was a spontaneous throe of the imagination, which had force to overpersuade the organs of perception.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847|Various

British Dictionary definitions for overpersuade

overpersuade

/ (ˌəʊvəpəˈsweɪd) /

verb

(tr) to persuade (someone) against his inclination or judgment

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单词	overpersuade
释义	overpersuade [ oh-ver-per-sweyd ] / ˌoʊ vər pərˈsweɪd / verb (used with object), o·ver·per·suad·ed, o·ver·per·suad·ing. to persuade (a person) against his or her inclination or intention: By threats and taunts they had overpersuaded him to steal the car. to win or bring over by persuasion. Origin of overpersuade First recorded in 1615–25; over- + persuade OTHER WORDS FROM overpersuade o·ver·per·sua·sion, noun Words nearby overpersuade overpage, overparted, overpass, overpay, overpeople, overpersuade, overpitch, overplay, overplus, overpopulate, overpopulated Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overpersuade And Wulfhere and I tried a little to overpersuade her, but then a groom came to say that all was ready. A Thane of Wessex\|Charles W. Whistler I am not sure that I do not now regret that I allowed my church-wardens to overpersuade me on this point. The Altar Steps\|Compton MacKenzie It was a spontaneous throe of the imagination, which had force to overpersuade the organs of perception. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847\|Various British Dictionary definitions for overpersuade overpersuade / (ˌəʊvəpəˈsweɪd) / verb (tr) to persuade (someone) against his inclination or judgment Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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