The opposite is dissuade.
Rather than persuade (coerce), the opposite could be entreat or cajole.
i want to know the answer too! lol. There could be two 'opposites'. 'Disuade', meaning 'persuade not to (do something)' or 'not bother' (or similar expression) meaning not being concerned if someone does something or not.
No, the word 'persuade' is a verb: persuade, persuades, persuading, persuaded. The noun forms for the verb to persuade are persuader, persuadability , persuasibility, and the gerund, persuading. Another noun form is persuasion.
noun form for the verb to persuade are persuasion, and the gerund, persuading.
The opposite of pleading is asserting. While pleading involves making an emotional appeal or request for something, asserting is about confidently stating or declaring a position or belief without seeking approval or sympathy. In essence, pleading seeks to persuade through vulnerability, whereas asserting conveys strength and certainty.
Persuade has two syllables. The syllables are per-suade.
It is persuade.
There is no antonym to "persuade". You can persuade people to do good, or persuade people to do bad. "Coerce" is a more negative version of persuade, but isn't opposite. Both verbs are about convincing someone to do something, but "coerce" generally only has negative connotations. There is no opposite to "persuade" because if someone is not actively persuading someone, they could be doing anything: standing still, talking, washing the car, playing a game, brushing their teeth... anything that could be described as "not persuading".
The opposite of coax (lure) could be chase, shoo, or drive away. Or possibly repel. The opposite of coax (persuade) would be dissuade.
i want to know the answer too! lol. There could be two 'opposites'. 'Disuade', meaning 'persuade not to (do something)' or 'not bother' (or similar expression) meaning not being concerned if someone does something or not.
It depends on who you want to persuade and what your persuading
I/you/we/they persuade. He/she/it persuades. The present participle is persuading.
i persuade her to go swimming
I think persuade in a sentence would be I will persuade this essay.
The noun forms of the verb to persuade are persuader, persuasion, and the gerund, persuading.
You do not persuade a customer by selling perfume. You may persuade a customer to buy perfume.
The abstract noun for "persuade" is "persuasion."
Another word for persuade is convince.