Associations to the word «Persuade»
Noun
- Attempt
- Mussolini
- Anjou
- Countryman
- Pledge
- Promise
- Allies
- Propriety
- Zhang
- Innocence
- Li
- Invite
- Moderation
- Emperor
- Sell
- Wang
- Nourishment
- Favour
- Perplexity
- Zeus
- Boycott
- Blackmail
- Repeal
- Pretence
- Sanction
- Colleague
- Justinian
- Earnestness
- Legislator
- Hitler
- Gaulle
- Curate
- Disregard
- Thebes
- Yang
- Sincerity
- Pretender
- Sheng
- Burgher
- Truce
- Nobles
- Bribery
- Refrain
- Zeal
- Yong
- Claudius
- Tiberius
- Ottomans
- Perceiving
- Negotiation
- Captor
- Plea
- Compatriot
- Bismarck
- Hermes
- Diplomacy
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
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.