Main Entry: dis·suade

Pronunciation: \di-ˈswād\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): dis·suad·ed; dis·suad·ing

Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French dissuader, from Latin dissuadēre, from dis- + suadēre to urge — more at sweet

Date: 15th century

1 a : to advise (a person) against something b archaic : to advise against (an action)
2 : to turn from something by persuasion <unable to dissuade him from going>

— dis·suad·er noun