as in to discourage
to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action
tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college
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Recent Examples of dissuade
None of that dissuaded Hildebrand from doubling down on aging wells.
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Alex Cuadros,
ProPublica,
16 June 2026
Altering that process significantly enough to ease that bottleneck would likely come with other trade-offs, experts said, such as earlier deadlines to turn in certain ballots or more time-consuming ballot drop-offs — either of which might dissuade some voters from showing up.
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Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Such gaps between word and deed do not dissuade investors – leading me to think of the following question.
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Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
That did not dissuade them from signing on for that November friendly.
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Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for dissuade
Alex Cuadros,
ProPublica,
16 June 2026
Altering that process significantly enough to ease that bottleneck would likely come with other trade-offs, experts said, such as earlier deadlines to turn in certain ballots or more time-consuming ballot drop-offs — either of which might dissuade some voters from showing up.
—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Such gaps between word and deed do not dissuade investors – leading me to think of the following question.
—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
That did not dissuade them from signing on for that November friendly.
—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for dissuade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissuade
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In 2011, the bipartisan Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission determined that the crisis was triggered in part by Greenspan’s failure to discourage trade in securities backed by subprime mortgage loans amid an unsustainable housing boom and his promotion of financial industry deregulation.
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The color yellow attracts yellow jackets and other pollinating insects, so the all-red design increases your chances of attracting hummingbirds and discourages bees and wasps from staking claim over the sweet nectar.
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The form was created precisely to detect and deter discrimination that was already occurring, not to manufacture it.
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Weigh them down further by placing rocks or mounds of soil along the edges to deter would-be diggers from lifting or getting around them.
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“Dissuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissuade. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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