per|suade

per|suade
per|suade «puhr SWAYD», transitive verb, -suad|ed, -suad|ing.
1. to win over to do or believe; make willing or sure by urging or arguing; convince: »

I knew I should study, but he persuaded me to go to the movies.

2. Archaic. to urge, plead with, or counsel strongly: »

Hadst thou thy wits, and didst persuade revenge, It could not move thus (Shakespeare).

╂[< Latin persuādēre < per- (intensive) + suādēre to urge, related to suāvis sweet, agreeable]
–per|suad´er, noun.
Synonym Study 1 Persuade, convince mean to get someone to do or believe something. Persuade emphasizes winning a person over to a desired belief or action by strong urging, arguing, advising, and appealing to his feelings as well as to his mind: »

She wanted to buy the orange dress, but we persuaded her that the blue one was more becoming.

Convince emphasizes overcoming a person's objections or disbelief by proof or arguments appealing to his reason and understanding: »

I have convinced her that she needs a vacation, but cannot persuade her to take one.


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  • per|suad´er — per|suade «puhr SWAYD», transitive verb, suad|ed, suad|ing. 1. to win over to do or believe; make willing or sure by urging or arguing; convince: »I knew I should study, but he persuaded me to go to the movies. 2. Archaic. to urge, plead with, or …   Useful english dictionary

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  • persuade — per•suade [[t]pərˈsweɪd[/t]] 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 • Etymology: 1505–15; < L persuādēre. See per , dissuade per•suad′a•ble, adj. per•suad …   From formal English to slang

  • persuade — per|suade W2S2 [pəˈsweıd US pər ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: persuadere, from suadere to advise ] 1.) to make someone decide to do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it, or asking them many times to do… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • persuade — per|suade [ pər sweıd ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to make someone agree to do something by giving them reasons why they should: He did finally come with us, although it took a long time to persuade him. persuade someone to do something: Nobody… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Persuade — Per*suade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Persuaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Persuading}.] [L. persuadere, persuasum; per + suadere to advise, persuade: cf. F. persuader. See {Per }, and {Suasion}.] 1. To influence or gain over by argument, advice, entreaty,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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