Persuade

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Persuade \Per*suade"\, v. i.
     To use persuasion; to plead; to prevail by persuasion.
     --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Persuade \Per*suade"\, n.
     Persuasion. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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,
        expostulation, etc.; to draw or incline to a determination
        by presenting sufficient motives.
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              Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. --Acts
                                                    xxvi. 28.
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              We will persuade him, be it possible. --Shak.
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     2. To try to influence. [Obsolescent]
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              Hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you.
                                                    --2 Kings
                                                    xviii. 32.
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     3. To convince by argument, or by reasons offered or
        suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe.
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              Beloved, we are persuaded better things of you.
                                                    --Heb. vi. 9.
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     4. To inculcate by argument or expostulation; to advise; to
        recommend. --Jer. Taylor.
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     Syn: To convince; induce; prevail on; win over; allure;
          entice. See {Convince}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  persuade
       v 1: win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His
            speech did not sway the voters" [syn: {carry}, {sway}]
       2: 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!" [ant: {dissuade}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  74 Moby Thesaurus words for "persuade":
     admonish, affect, argue into, assure, be convincing, bend, bias,
     bring, bring home to, bring over, bring round, bring to reason,
     captivate, carry conviction, caution, charge, charm, color, con,
     convert, convict, convince, dispose, draw over, drive home to,
     encourage, enjoin, evangelize, exhort, expostulate, gain,
     gain over, hook, hook in, importune, incite, incline, induce,
     influence, inspire belief, issue a caveat, lead, lead to believe,
     move, outtalk, preach, predispose, press, prevail on, prevail upon,
     prevail with, prompt, proselyte, proselytize, remonstrate, satisfy,
     sell, sell one on, soften up, sway, talk into, talk over, tinge,
     tone, urge, wangle, wangle into, warn, wean, wear down, weigh with,
     win, win over, work