dissuaded; dissuading
1
a
: to advise (a person) against something
… dissuading us from base thoughts, low ends, ignoble gains …—
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b
archaic
: to advise against (an action)
2
: to turn from something by persuasion
unable to dissuade him from going
dissuader
noun
Examples of dissuade in a Sentence
Our warnings did not dissuade them.
tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college
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That amount would likely not be enough to dissuade migrants from coming to the United States because the economic opportunity is clearly not available in Mexico, and there really is nowhere else to go.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
That was a difficult time but did not dissuade Buchanan from running for reelection in 2023.
—Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Joe Raedle | Getty Images Mortgage demand from homebuyers rose for the second straight week, suggesting that potential buyers are now more enticed by the increasing supply of houses for sale than they are dissuaded by recent economic uncertainty and concern over tariffs.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 14 May 2025
But even after the American Colonies secured their own independence with the Revolutionary War’s end in 1783, they weren’t dissuaded from trying to pull Canada into the Union.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
That was a difficult time but did not dissuade Buchanan from running for reelection in 2023.
—Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Joe Raedle | Getty Images Mortgage demand from homebuyers rose for the second straight week, suggesting that potential buyers are now more enticed by the increasing supply of houses for sale than they are dissuaded by recent economic uncertainty and concern over tariffs.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 14 May 2025
But even after the American Colonies secured their own independence with the Revolutionary War’s end in 1783, they weren’t dissuaded from trying to pull Canada into the Union.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for dissuade
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“Dissuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissuade. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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