Suasion

2 definitions found

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

  Suasion \Sua"sion\, n. [L. suasio, fr. suadere, suasum, to
     advise, persuade, fr. suadus persuading, persuasive; akin to
     suavis sweet: cf. OF. suasion. See {Suave}, and cf.
     {Dissuade}, {Persuade}.]
     The act of persuading; persuasion; as, moral suasion.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  suasion
       n : the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade);
           communication intended to induce belief or action [syn: {persuasion}]