persuade

per·suade

transitive verb \pər-ˈswād\

per·suad·edper·suad·ing

Definition of PERSUADE

1

: to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action

2

: to plead with : urge

— per·suad·er noun

Examples of PERSUADE

1. He persuaded his friend to go back to school.
2. She couldn't be persuaded to go.
3. He would not let himself be persuaded into buying the more expensive stereo.
4. I am not easily persuaded.
5. They persuaded us that we were wrong.
6. He persuaded himself that he had made the right choice.

Origin of PERSUADE

Latin persuadēre, from per- thoroughly + suadēre to advise, urge — more at sweet

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to PERSUADE

Synonyms

argue, bring, bring around, convert, convince, gain, get, induce, move, prevail (on or upon), satisfy, talk (into), win (over)

Related Words

blandish, blarney, cajole, coax, entreat, exhort, fast-talk, urge, wheedle; allure, beguile, lead on, lure, seduce, snow, tempt; brainwash, overpersuade; incline, influence, move, prompt, sell, sway; attract, draw, entice, interest; chew over, converse, debate, discuss, dispute, hash (over), moot; reason (with)

Near Antonyms

deter, discourage, dissuade, unsell

Rhymes with PERSUADE

abrade, afraid, air raid, arcade, Band-Aid, barmaid, Belgrade, blockade, bondmaid, bridesmaid, brigade, brocade, cascade, charade, clichéd, cockade, corrade, cross-trade, crusade, decade, degrade, dissuade, 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, pervade, plain-laid, pomade, postpaid, sacheted, scalade, sea-maid, self-made, stockade, sunshade, switchblade, torsade, twayblade, twice-laid, unbraid, unlade, unmade, unpaid, upbraid, upgrade