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persuade
per·suade
[
pər swáyd
]
(
past and past participle
per·suad·ed
,
present participle
per·suad·ing
,
3rd person present singular
per·suades
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
get somebody to do something:
to succeed in convincing somebody to do something, especially by reasoning, pleading, or coaxing
2.
convince somebody of something:
to make somebody believe something, especially by giving good reasons for doing so
[
Early 16th century. < Latin
persuadere
"urge strongly" <
suadere
"to urge"
]
per·suad·a·bil·i·ty
[
pər swàydə bíllətee
]
noun
Word Usage
See convince.
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per·suad·a·bil·i·ty [ pər swàydə bíllətee ] noun
