persuade
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per·suade
(pər-swād′)tr.v. per·suad·ed, per·suad·ing, per·suades
To cause (someone) to accept a point of view or to undertake a course of action by means of argument, reasoning, or entreaty: "to make children fit to live in a society by persuading them to learn and accept its codes" (Alan W. Watts). See Usage Note at convince.
per·suad′a·ble adj.
per·suad′er n.
Synonyms: persuade, induce, prevail, convince
These verbs mean to succeed in causing a person to do or consent to something. Persuade means to win someone over, as by reasoning or force of personality: Nothing could persuade her to change her mind. To induce is to lead, as to a course of action, by means of influence or persuasion: "Pray what could induce him to commit so rash an action?" (Oliver Goldsmith).
One prevails on somebody who resists: "He had prevailed upon the king to spare them" (Daniel Defoe).
To convince is to persuade by the use of argument or evidence: The salesman convinced me that the car was worth the price.
These verbs mean to succeed in causing a person to do or consent to something. Persuade means to win someone over, as by reasoning or force of personality: Nothing could persuade her to change her mind. To induce is to lead, as to a course of action, by means of influence or persuasion: "Pray what could induce him to commit so rash an action?" (Oliver Goldsmith).
One prevails on somebody who resists: "He had prevailed upon the king to spare them" (Daniel Defoe).
To convince is to persuade by the use of argument or evidence: The salesman convinced me that the car was worth the price.
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persuade
(pəˈsweɪd)vb (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive)
1. to induce, urge, or prevail upon successfully: he finally persuaded them to buy it.
2. to cause to believe; convince: even with the evidence, the police were not persuaded.
[C16: from Latin persuādēre, from per- (intensive) + suādēre to urge, advise]
perˈsuadable, perˈsuasible adj
perˌsuadaˈbility, perˌsuasiˈbility n
perˈsuader n
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per•suade
(pərˈsweɪd)v.t. -suad•ed, -suad•ing.
1. to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging.
2. to induce to believe; convince.
per•suad′a•ble, adj.
per•suad`a•bil′i•ty, n.
syn: persuade, induce imply influencing someone's thoughts or actions. They are used mainly in the sense of winning over a person to a certain course of action: I persuaded her to call a doctor. I induced her to join the club. They differ in that persuade suggests appealing more to the reason and understanding: I persuaded him to go back to work; induce emphasizes only the idea of successful influence, whether achieved by argument or promise of reward: What can I say that will induce you to stay at your job? Owing to this idea of compensation, induce may be used in reference to the influence of factors as well as of persons: The prospect of a raise induced me to stay.
usage: See convince.
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convince
– persuade1. 'convince'
If you convince someone of something, you make them believe it is true.
These experiences convinced me of the drug's harmful effects.
It took them a few days to convince me that it was possible.
Some speakers use convince with a to-infinitive to say that one person makes another person decide to do something, by giving them a good reason for doing it.
Lyon did his best to convince me to settle in Tennessee.
I hope you will help me convince my father to leave.
2. 'persuade'
Using 'convince' in this way is generally regarded as incorrect. Instead you should use persuade.
Marsha was trying to persuade Posy to change her mind.
They had no difficulty in persuading him to launch a new paper.
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persuade
Past participle: persuaded
Gerund: persuading
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| Verb | 1. | persuade - win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters" carry - win in an election; "The senator carried his home state" |
| 2. | persuade - 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!" hustle - pressure or urge someone into an action bring around, bring round - cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school" badger - persuade through constant efforts sell - persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers" chat up - talk to someone with the aim of persuading him talk into - persuade somebody to do something rope in - draw in as if with a rope; lure; "The agent had roped in several customers" blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle, palaver - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" convince, win over, convert - make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product" brainwash - persuade completely, often through coercion; "The propaganda brainwashed many people" cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" assure - assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe" influence, tempt, charm - induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money" prevail - use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents" drag - persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set" tempt - try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert" |
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persuade
verb
1. talk (someone) into, urge, advise, prompt, influence, counsel, win (someone) over, induce, sway, entice, coax, incite, prevail upon, inveigle, bring (someone) round (informal), twist (someone's) arm, argue (someone) into My husband persuaded me to come.
talk (someone) into forbid, discourage, prohibit, deter, dissuade
talk (someone) into forbid, discourage, prohibit, deter, dissuade
2. cause, prompt, lead, move, influence, motivate, induce, incline, dispose, impel, actuate the event which persuaded the United States to enter the war
3. convince, satisfy, assure, prove to, convert to, cause to believe Derek persuaded me of the feasibility of the idea.
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persuade
verb1. To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way:
argue into, bring, bring around (or round), convince, get, induce, prevail on (or upon), sell (on), talk into.
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Translations
اقنعيَحْمِلُ على التَّصْديق، يُقْنِعيُقْنِعيُقْنِعُ
убеждавам
přemluvitpřesvědčit
overtaleoverbevise
suostutellataivuttaa
uvjeriti
rábeszél
sannfæra e-n meîtelja e-n á e-î
説得する
설득하다
persuadeo
įkalbinėjimasįtikinamaiįtikinamumasįtikinėjimas
pārliecinātpierunāt
a convinge
pregovoritiprepričati
övertalaövertyga
ชักจูง
ikna etmeikna etmekinandırmakrazı etmek
thuyết phục
persuade
[pəˈsweɪd] VT → convencer, persuadir (frm)they would not be persuaded → no había quien los convenciera or persuadiera
she is easily persuaded → se deja convencer or persuadir fácilmente
she didn't need any persuading → no hizo falta insistirle, no hizo falta que la persuadieran or convencieran
he is not persuaded of the need for electoral reform → la necesidad de una reforma electoral no lo convence
to persuade sb that → convencer a algn de que
I am persuaded that → estoy convencido de que ...
he tried to persuade himself that it did not matter → intentó convencerse de que no tenía importancia
to persuade sb to do sth → convencer a algn de que or para que haga algo, persuadir a algn para que haga algo
I wanted to help but they persuaded me not to → quise ayudar pero me convencieron de que or para que no lo hiciera, quise ayudar pero me persuadieron para que no lo hiciera
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
persuade
[pərˈsweɪd] vt [person] to persuade sb to do sth → persuader qn de faire qch
She persuaded me to go with her → Elle m'a persuadé de l'accompagner.
to be persuaded by sb to do sth → être persuadé par qn de faire qch
She was persuaded by a group of friends to get up on stage → Un groupe d'amis l'a persuadée de monter sur scène., Elle a été persuadée de monter sur scène par un groupe d'amis.
They were eventually persuaded by the police to give themselves up → La police a fini par les persuader de se rendre.
She persuaded me to go with her → Elle m'a persuadé de l'accompagner.
to be persuaded by sb to do sth → être persuadé par qn de faire qch
She was persuaded by a group of friends to get up on stage → Un groupe d'amis l'a persuadée de monter sur scène., Elle a été persuadée de monter sur scène par un groupe d'amis.
They were eventually persuaded by the police to give themselves up → La police a fini par les persuader de se rendre.
to persuade sb that ... → persuader qn que ...
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
persuade
vt → überreden; (= convince) → überzeugen; to persuade somebody to do something → jdn überreden, etw zu tun; to persuade somebody into doing something → jdn dazu überreden, etw zu tun; to persuade somebody out of something → jdm etw ausreden; to persuade somebody out of doing something → jdn dazu überreden, etw nicht zu tun; to persuade oneself/somebody of something → sich selbst/jdn von etw überzeugen; to persuade somebody of the need for something → jdn von der Notwendigkeit einer Sache überzeugen; to persuade somebody of the need to do something → jdn von der Notwendigkeit überzeugen, etw zu tun; to persuade somebody that … → jdn davon überzeugen, dass …; I am persuaded that … → ich bin überzeugt, dass …; she is easily persuaded → sie ist leicht zu überreden/überzeugen; he doesn’t take much persuading → ihn braucht man nicht lange zu überreden
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
persuade
[pəˈsweɪd] vt → persuadereto persuade sb of sth/that → persuadere qn di qc/che
to persuade sb to do sth → persuadere qn a fare qc
but they persuaded me not to → ma mi hanno persuaso a non farlo
she is easily persuaded → si lascia facilmente persuadere or convincere
I am persuaded that ... (frm) → sono persuaso or convinto che... + sub
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
persuade
(pəˈsweid) verb1. to make (someone) (not) do something, by arguing with him or advising him. We persuaded him (not) to go.
2. to make (someone) certain (that something is the case); to convince. We eventually persuaded him that we were serious.
perˈsuasion (-ʒən) noun the act of persuading. He gave in to our persuasion and did what we wanted him to do.
perˈsuasive (-siv) adjective able to persuade. He is a persuasive speaker; His arguments are persuasive.
perˈsuasively adverbperˈsuasiveness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
persuade
→ يُقْنِعُ přemluvit overtale überreden πείθω persuadir suostutella persuader uvjeriti convincere 説得する 설득하다 overreden overtale przekonać persuadir убеждать övertala ชักจูง ikna etme thuyết phục 说服Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
persuade
vt. persuadir, convencer, determinar.
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