persuade
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persuade
- /pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪd/
Rhymes with -eɪd
Where it comes from
From Latin persuādeō (“to persuade”). Cognate to for, sweet.
verb persuades · persuading · persuaded · perswade
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To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.
That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion.
Similar: convince, draw, coax, wheedle · Opposite: deter, dissuade
- To convince of by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe (something). But beloued, wee are perswaded better things of you, and things that accompany saluation, though we thus speake.
- To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). […] and hearken not vnto Hezekiah, when hee perswadeth you, saying, The Lord will deliuer vs.
Similar: argue, get, sway, talk into, bring round, convict, convince, draw, gain over, persuade, pimp, prevail upon, procure, push, suade, talk around, talk over, wash with, win over · Opposite: deter, dissuade, mispersuade, unconvince, unpersuade
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: carry, sway, convince, induce, convinced, convincing, influence, impress, woo, oblige, motivate, talk, compel, prevail, satisfy, encourage
verb
Similar: argue, get, sway, talk into, bring round, convict, convince, draw, gain over, persuade, pimp, prevail upon, procure, push, suade, talk around, talk over, wash with, win over · Opposite: deter, dissuade, mispersuade, unconvince, unpersuade
Translations
Every language
verb to successfully convince (someone) to agree to
| Español | persuadir, chamuyar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 설득하다 seoldeukhada |
| 日本語 | 説得する settoku suru, 説く toku |
| 中文 | 說服 /说服 shuōfú, 勸說 /劝说 quànshuō, 相勸 /相劝 xiāngquàn, 勸 /劝 quàn |
| Português | persuadir |
| Français | persuader, convaincre |
| Deutsch | überreden, gewinnen, verführen, bestechen, dazu bringen |
| Italiano | persuadere, convincere |
| Română | convinge, persuada |
| Русский | убежда́ть ubeždátʹ, убеди́ть ubedítʹ, угова́ривать ugovárivatʹ, уговори́ть ugovorítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | thuyết phục |
| العربية | أَقْنَعَ ʔaqnaʕa |
| עברית | שִׁכְנֵעַ shikhnéa |
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title = {persuade},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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