Associations to the word «Persuade»
Noun
- Abandon
- Persuasion
- Athenian
- Entreaty
- Join
- Emissary
- Eloquence
- Surrender
- Endeavour
- Try
- Odysseus
- Hera
- Hearer
- Flattery
- Sancho
- Bribe
- Rhetoric
- Eunuch
- Liang
- Allegiance
- Quixote
- Legate
- Bloodshed
- Gao
- Envoy
- Liu
- Orator
- Difficulty
- Socrates
- Refuse
- Argument
- Wei
- Consent
- Stay
- Lobbying
- Edict
- Dowager
- Avail
- Cato
- Reject
- Sigismund
- Pretext
- Resume
- Contrary
- Audition
- Urging
- Heracles
- Empress
- Abbe
- Delusion
- Hire
- Achilles
- Buy
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
PERSUADE, verb. (transitive) To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence. Compare sway.
PERSUADE, verb. (transitive) (now rare) (dialectal) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something).
PERSUADE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To convince of by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe.
Dictionary definition
PERSUADE, verb. Win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters".
PERSUADE, verb. Cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!".
Wise words
A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there
is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to
take away.