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persuade
per·suade P0211700 (pər-swād′)tr.v. per·suad·ed, per·suad·ing, per·suades To cause (someone) to accept a point of view or to undertake a course of action by means of argument, reasoning, or entreaty: "to make children fit to live in a society by persuading them to learn and accept its codes" (Alan W. Watts). See Usage Note at convince.
[Latin persuādēre : per-, per- + suādēre, to urge; see swād- in Indo-European roots.]
per·suad′a·ble adj.per·suad′er n.Synonyms: persuade, induce, prevail, convince
These verbs mean to succeed in causing a person to do or consent to something. Persuade means to win someone over, as by reasoning or force of personality: Nothing could persuade her to change her mind. To induce is to lead, as to a course of action, by means of influence or persuasion: "Pray what could induce him to commit so rash an action?" (Oliver Goldsmith).
One prevails on somebody who resists: "He had prevailed upon the king to spare them" (Daniel Defoe).
To convince is to persuade by the use of argument or evidence: The salesman convinced me that the car was worth the price.persuade (pəˈsweɪd) vb (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) 1. to induce, urge, or prevail upon successfully: he finally persuaded them to buy it. 2. to cause to believe; convince: even with the evidence, the police were not persuaded. [C16: from Latin persuādēre, from per- (intensive) + suādēre to urge, advise] perˈsuadable, perˈsuasible adj perˌsuadaˈbility, perˌsuasiˈbility n perˈsuader nper•suade (pərˈsweɪd)
v.t. -suad•ed, -suad•ing. 1. to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging. 2. to induce to believe; convince. [1505–15; < Latin persuādēre. See per-, dissuade] per•suad′a•ble, adj. per•suad`a•bil′i•ty, n. syn: persuade, induce imply influencing someone's thoughts or actions. They are used mainly in the sense of winning over a person to a certain course of action: I persuaded her to call a doctor. I induced her to join the club. They differ in that persuade suggests appealing more to the reason and understanding: I persuaded him to go back to work; induce emphasizes only the idea of successful influence, whether achieved by argument or promise of reward: What can I say that will induce you to stay at your job? Owing to this idea of compensation, induce may be used in reference to the influence of factors as well as of persons: The prospect of a raise induced me to stay. usage: See convince. convince persuade1. 'convince'If you convince someone of something, you make them believe it is true. These experiences convinced me of the drug's harmful effects.It took them a few days to convince me that it was possible.Some speakers use convince with a to-infinitive to say that one person makes another person decide to do something, by giving them a good reason for doing it. Lyon did his best to convince me to settle in Tennessee.I hope you will help me convince my father to leave.2. 'persuade'Using 'convince' in this way is generally regarded as incorrect. Instead you should use persuade. Marsha was trying to persuade Posy to change her mind.They had no difficulty in persuading him to launch a new paper.persuade
Past participle: persuaded
Gerund: persuading
| Imperative |
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| persuade | | persuade |
| Present |
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| I persuade | | you persuade | | he/she/it persuades | | we persuade | | you persuade | | they persuade |
| Preterite |
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| I persuaded | | you persuaded | | he/she/it persuaded | | we persuaded | | you persuaded | | they persuaded |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am persuading | | you are persuading | | he/she/it is persuading | | we are persuading | | you are persuading | | they are persuading |
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| I have persuaded | | you have persuaded | | he/she/it has persuaded | | we have persuaded | | you have persuaded | | they have persuaded |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was persuading | | you were persuading | | he/she/it was persuading | | we were persuading | | you were persuading | | they were persuading |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had persuaded | | you had persuaded | | he/she/it had persuaded | | we had persuaded | | you had persuaded | | they had persuaded |
| Future |
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| I will persuade | | you will persuade | | he/she/it will persuade | | we will persuade | | you will persuade | | they will persuade |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have persuaded | | you will have persuaded | | he/she/it will have persuaded | | we will have persuaded | | you will have persuaded | | they will have persuaded |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be persuading | | you will be persuading | | he/she/it will be persuading | | we will be persuading | | you will be persuading | | they will be persuading |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been persuading | | you have been persuading | | he/she/it has been persuading | | we have been persuading | | you have been persuading | | they have been persuading |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been persuading | | you will have been persuading | | he/she/it will have been persuading | | we will have been persuading | | you will have been persuading | | they will have been persuading |
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| I had been persuading | | you had been persuading | | he/she/it had been persuading | | we had been persuading | | you had been persuading | | they had been persuading |
| Conditional |
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| I would persuade | | you would persuade | | he/she/it would persuade | | we would persuade | | you would persuade | | they would persuade |
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| I would have persuaded | | you would have persuaded | | he/she/it would have persuaded | | we would have persuaded | | you would have persuaded | | they would have persuaded |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | persuade - win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"sway, carrycarry - win in an election; "The senator carried his home state"act upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate" | | 2. | persuade - 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!"hustle - pressure or urge someone into an actionbring around, bring round - cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"badger - persuade through constant effortssell - persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"chat up - talk to someone with the aim of persuading himtalk into - persuade somebody to do somethingrope in - draw in as if with a rope; lure; "The agent had roped in several customers"blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle, palaver - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"convince, win over, convert - make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"brainwash - persuade completely, often through coercion; "The propaganda brainwashed many people"cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"assure - assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"influence, tempt, charm - induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"prevail - use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"drag - persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set"tempt - try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"seduce, score, make - induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"dissuade, deter - turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" |
persuadeverb1. talk (someone) into, urge, advise, prompt, influence, counsel, win (someone) over, induce, sway, entice, coax, incite, prevail upon, inveigle, bring (someone) round (informal), twist (someone's) arm, argue (someone) into My husband persuaded me to come.
talk (someone) into forbid, discourage, prohibit, deter, dissuade2. cause, prompt, lead, move, influence, motivate, induce, incline, dispose, impel, actuate the event which persuaded the United States to enter the war3. convince, satisfy, assure, prove to, convert to, cause to believe Derek persuaded me of the feasibility of the idea.persuadeverb1. To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way:argue into, bring, bring around (or round), convince, get, induce, prevail on (or upon), sell (on), talk into.2. To cause (another) to believe or feel sure about something:assure, convince, satisfy, win over.Translationspersuade (pəˈsweid) verb1. to make (someone) (not) do something, by arguing with him or advising him. We persuaded him (not) to go. 勸說 劝说2. to make (someone) certain (that something is the case); to convince. We eventually persuaded him that we were serious. 使某人相信 使某人相信perˈsuasion (-ʒən) noun the act of persuading. He gave in to our persuasion and did what we wanted him to do. 說服 说服perˈsuasive (-siv) adjective able to persuade. He is a persuasive speaker; His arguments are persuasive. 有說服力的 有说服力的perˈsuasively adverb 有說服力地 有说服力地perˈsuasiveness noun 有說服力 有说服力
persuade
persuade (one) of (something)To convince, cajole, or coerce one into believing that something is true. My older brother could persuade me of anything when we were kids. One time, he got me to believe that the moon would fall on me if I didn't stay up the whole night! You'll have a harder time persuading the federal regulators of your story.See also: of, persuadepersuade (one) to (do something)To convince, cajole, or coerce one into doing something. One time, when we were kids, my older brother persuaded me to lick dog feces because he said it would make me more manly. Go and have fun, but don't let anyone persuade you to do anything that you're not comfortable with.See also: persuadepersuade someone of somethingto convince someone of something. Laura was unable to persuade me of the truth of her statement. We were all persuaded of the need for higher taxes.See also: of, persuadepersuade someone to do somethingto convince someone to do something. Are you sure I can't persuade you to have another piece of cake? Richard was easily persuaded to have another piece of his favorite cake.See also: persuadeEncyclopediaSeepersuaderMedicalSeepersuasionPersuade
TO PERSUADE, PERSUADING. To persuade is to induce to act: persuading is inducing others to act. Inst. 4, 6, 23; Dig. 11, 3, 1, 5.
2. In the act of the legislature which declared that "if any person or persons knowingly and willingly shall aid or assist any enemies at open war with this state, &c. by persuading others to enlist for that purpose, &c., he shall be adjudged guilty of high treason;" the word persuading, thus used; means to succeed: and there must be an actual enlistment, of the person persuaded in order to bring the, defendant within the intention of the clause. 1 Dall. R. 39; Carr. Crim. L 237; 4 Car. & Payne, 369 S. C. 1 9 E. C L. R. 425; 9 Car. & P. 79; and article Administering; vide 2 Lord Raym. 889. It may be fairly argued, however, that the attempt to persuade without success would be a misdemeanor. 1 Russ. on Cr. 44.
3. In England it has been decided, that to incite and procure a person to commit suicide, is not a crime for which the party could be tried. 9 C. & P. 79; 38 E. C. L. R. 42; M. C. C. 356. Vide Attempt; Solicitation. persuade
Synonyms for persuadeverb talk (someone) intoSynonyms- talk (someone) into
- urge
- advise
- prompt
- influence
- counsel
- win (someone) over
- induce
- sway
- entice
- coax
- incite
- prevail upon
- inveigle
- bring (someone) round
- twist (someone's) arm
- argue (someone) into
Antonyms- forbid
- discourage
- prohibit
- deter
- dissuade
verb causeSynonyms- cause
- prompt
- lead
- move
- influence
- motivate
- induce
- incline
- dispose
- impel
- actuate
verb convinceSynonyms- convince
- satisfy
- assure
- prove to
- convert to
- cause to believe
Synonyms for persuadeverb to succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain waySynonyms- argue into
- bring
- bring around
- convince
- get
- induce
- prevail on
- sell
- talk into
verb to cause (another) to believe or feel sure about somethingSynonyms- assure
- convince
- satisfy
- win over
Synonyms for persuadeverb win approval or support forSynonymsRelated Words- carry
- act upon
- influence
- work
verb cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of actionRelated Words- hustle
- bring around
- bring round
- badger
- sell
- chat up
- talk into
- rope in
- blarney
- cajole
- coax
- inveigle
- sweet-talk
- wheedle
- palaver
- convince
- win over
- convert
- brainwash
- cause
- induce
- stimulate
- make
- get
- have
- assure
- influence
- tempt
- charm
- prevail
- drag
- seduce
- score
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