dissuade

dis·suade

verb \di-ˈswād\

: to convince (someone) not to do something

dis·suad·eddis·suad·ing

Full Definition of DISSUADE

transitive verb

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

Examples of DISSUADE

1. Our warnings did not dissuade them.
2. <tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college>

Origin of DISSUADE

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

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to DISSUADE

Synonyms

deter, discourage, inhibit

Antonyms

encourage, persuade

Related Words

divert; unsell; repel

Near Antonyms

egg (on), exhort, goad, prod, urge; impel, induce, prompt

Rhymes with DISSUADE

abrade, afraid, air raid, arcade, Band-Aid, barmaid, Belgrade, blockade, bondmaid, bridesmaid, brigade, brocade, cascade, charade, clichéd, cockade, corrade, cross-trade, crusade, decade, degrade, downgrade, evade, eyeshade, fair-trade, first aid, glissade, grenade, handmade, homemade, housemaid, inlaid, invade, limeade, low-grade, man-made, mermaid, milkmaid, navaid, nightshade, nursemaid, old maid, parade, persuade, pervade, plain-laid, pomade, postpaid, sacheted, scalade, sea-maid, self-made, stockade, sunshade, switchblade, torsade, twayblade, twice-laid, unbraid, unlade, unmade, unpaid, upbraid, upgrade