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talk into
talk into vb (tr, preposition) to persuade to by talking: I talked him into buying the house. Thesaurus| Verb | 1.talk into - persuade somebody to do somethingpersuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"talk out of - persuade someone not to do something |
talkverb1. To engage in spoken exchange:chat, confabulate, converse, discourse, speak.Informal: confab, visit.2. To direct speech to:address, speak.3. To express oneself in speech:speak, verbalize, vocalize.Idioms: open one's mouth, put in words, wag one's tongue.4. To put into words:articulate, communicate, convey, declare, express, say, state, tell, utter, vent, verbalize, vocalize, voice.Idiom: give tongue to.5. To engage in or spread gossip:blab, gossip, noise, rumor, tattle, tittle-tattle, whisper.Idioms: tell tales, tell tales out of school.6. To meet and exchange views to reach a decision:advise, confer, consult, deliberate, parley.Informal: powwow.7. To give incriminating information about others, especially to the authorities:inform, tattle, tip (off).Informal: fink.Slang: rat, sing, snitch, squeal, stool.Idiom: blow the whistle.phrasal verb
talk backTo utter an impertinent rejoinder:talk up.Informal: sass, sauce.Idiom: give someone lip.phrasal verb
talk downTo think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant:belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, discount, disparage, downgrade, minimize, run down, slight.Idiom: make light of.phrasal verb
talk intoTo succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way:argue into, bring, bring around (or round), convince, get, induce, persuade, prevail on (or upon), sell (on).phrasal verb
talk overTo speak together and exchange ideas and opinions about:bandy (about), discuss, moot, thrash out (or over), thresh out (or over), toss around.Informal: hash (over), kick around, knock about (or around).Slang: rap.Idiom: go into a huddle.phrasal verb
talk up1. To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:ballyhoo, boost, build up, enhance, promote, publicize, puff, tout.Informal: plug.Slang: hype.2. To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product):advertise, ballyhoo, build up, cry (up), popularize, promote, publicize.Informal: pitch, plug.Slang: push.3. To utter an impertinent rejoinder:talk back.Informal: sass, sauce.Idiom: give someone lip.noun1. Spoken exchange:chat, colloquy, confabulation, conversation, converse, dialogue, discourse, speech.Informal: confab.Slang: jaw.2. The faculty, act, or product of speaking:discourse, speech, utterance, verbalization, vocalization.3. A usually formal oral communication to an audience:address, allocution, declamation, lecture, oration, prelection, speech.4. The act or process of dealing with another to reach an agreement.Often used in plural:negotiation, parley.Translationstalk into
talk (one) into (something)To coax, cajole, or persuade one to do or take part in something. I can't believe I let him talk me into lending him my car for the weekend. Remember the reasons why you're quitting. Don't let them talk you into staying! I'm not letting them talk me into the graveyard shift again—the last time was awful.See also: talktalk someone into (doing) somethingto overcome someone's objections to doing something; to convince someone to do something. They talked me into going to the meeting, even though I didn't really have the time. No one can talk me into doing something illegal. She finally talked herself into making the dive.See also: talktalk intoPersuade, as in They talked me into going swimming with them. This idiom was first recorded in 1697. The antonym is talk out of, meaning "dissuade," as in They tried to talk me out of going swimming. It is almost a century newer, first recorded in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility (1797-1798). See also: talktalk intov.1. To direct one's voice toward some device, such as a microphone: The radio announcer talked clearly into the microphone. Talk directly into my tape recorder or it won't pick up your voice.2. To persuade someone to do something: The salesperson talked us into buying the car. I tried to talk them into my plan, but they wouldn't cooperate.See also: talktalk into
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