tr.v., -suad·ed, -suad·ing, -suades.

To induce to undertake a course of action or embrace a point of view 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.

[Latin persuādēre : per-, per- + suādēre, to urge.]

persuadable per·suad'a·ble adj.
persuader 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 personal forcefulness: 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 sales clerk convinced me that the car was worth the price.

verb

1. 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. See persuasion/dissuasion.
2. To cause (another) to believe or feel sure about something: assure, convince, satisfy, win over. See persuasion/dissuasion.

v

Definition: cause to believe; convince to do
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade, hinder, prevent, repress, stop, suppress

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IN BRIEF: To change another's belief or course of action by arguing or reasoning.

One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears -- by listening to them. — Dean Rusk

Common misspelling(s) of persuade

• pursuade

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overtale, få til at tro

Nederlands (Dutch)
overreden, overtuigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - persuader, convaincre

Deutsch (German)
v. - überreden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πείθω, μεταπείθω, καταφέρνω

Italiano (Italian)
persuadere, convincere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - persuadir

Русский (Russian)
убеждать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - persuadir, convencer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - övertyga, övertala

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
劝, 说服, 使相信

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 勸, 說服, 使相信

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 설득하다, 믿게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 説得する, 説き伏せる, 信じさせる, 納得させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقنع, يحث, يحمله على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שכנע, פיתה, שידל, השפיע‬

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