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talk out of ThesaurusVerb | 1.talk out of - persuade someone not to do somethingdissuade, deter - turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"talk into - persuade somebody to do something |
talk out of
talk (one) out of (something)1. To coax, convince, or persuade one not to do or take part in something. I've been trying to talk him out of moving to France, but he's dead set on going. Remember the reasons why you're quitting. Don't let them talk you out of it!2. To convince one to give up or relinquish something, especially in a deceitful or duplicitous manner. I managed to talk her out of the concert tickets. The con artist talked him out of his entire life's savings with the promise of investing it in a surefire money-making scheme.See also: of, out, talktalk (oneself) out of (something)1. To fail to earn, receive, or achieve something because one says something foolish, troublesome, or discrediting. He had a really impressive résumé, but he talked himself out of the job during the interview. She talked herself out of the promotion when she started discussing her desire to try working in a different industry.2. To convince oneself not to do, try, accept, receive, etc., something. I had a really good job opportunity in London, but I was so nervous about moving to a different country that I talked myself out of taking it. It's like she's determined to talk herself out of happiness.See also: of, out, talktalk someone out of somethingto convince someone to give up or change something. They were trying to talk me out of my decision. Timmy tried to talk Mary out of her ice cream cone.See also: of, out, talktalk out ofsee under talk into; also see out of turn, def. 2. See also: of, out, talktalk out of Related to talk out of: warn off, not to mention, in the first place, bump into, pat on the backAntonyms for talk out ofverb persuade someone not to do somethingRelated WordsAntonyms |