persuaded; persuading
1
: to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action
2
: to plead with : urge
persuader
noun
Examples of persuade in a Sentence
He persuaded his friend to go back to school.
She couldn't be persuaded to go.
He would not let himself be persuaded into buying the more expensive stereo.
I am not easily persuaded.
They persuaded us that we were wrong.
He persuaded himself that he had made the right choice.
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Fugitive Chicago bank president Paul Stensland — who fled the city with more than $1 million — was tracked down in Tangier, Morocco, by the Tribune, which persuaded him to surrender and tell his story.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Preparation for this might involve ensuring that proprietary and legacy systems can be persuaded to play nicely with agents.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
La’an resists his attempts to persuade her to abandon her Vulcan form by fighting him, but fighting turns to a dance that concludes with La’an asking to be changed back.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
Before that, Belly finds out that Conrad was the one who persuaded her mother, Laurel, to be a part of the wedding.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Preparation for this might involve ensuring that proprietary and legacy systems can be persuaded to play nicely with agents.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
La’an resists his attempts to persuade her to abandon her Vulcan form by fighting him, but fighting turns to a dance that concludes with La’an asking to be changed back.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
Before that, Belly finds out that Conrad was the one who persuaded her mother, Laurel, to be a part of the wedding.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for persuade
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuade. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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persuade
verb
per·suade
pər-ˈswād 
persuaded; persuading
: to win over to a belief or to a course of action by argument or earnest request
persuadable
adjective
-ˈswād-ə-bəl
persuader
noun
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