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
The New York Times is cheering them on, opining in a recent editorial that artificially raising the prices of legal cannabis through higher taxes and fees will dissuade adults from consuming it.
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Paul Armentano, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
She wasn’t dissuaded two years later — and mid-renovation — when a $475 million Target distribution center was announced for the small city, creating an industrial foothold in a mostly agrarian area.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Trump could have dissuaded the Israelis once again.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
Did anyone ever try to dissuade you from focusing on just beavers?
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dissuade
Paul Armentano, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
She wasn’t dissuaded two years later — and mid-renovation — when a $475 million Target distribution center was announced for the small city, creating an industrial foothold in a mostly agrarian area.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Trump could have dissuaded the Israelis once again.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
Did anyone ever try to dissuade you from focusing on just beavers?
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dissuade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissuade
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Make pruning cuts at a 45 degree angle to allow water runoff and discourage diseases such as bacterial leaf spot.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
16 Mar. 2026
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That's why Schwartz discourages people from self-diagnosing and treating with cleanses.—
Sarah Boden,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2026
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As a result, Wherry said, companies are less deterred from engaging in more aggressive and potentially prohibited activity.—
William Tong,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Clooney used his earnings from the commercials to fund the Satellite Sentinel Project, which used spy satellites to try to deter war in Sudan.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Dissuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissuade. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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