Persuade

Quick meaning: Persuade is a verb meaning (transitive) To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.

Meaning

(transitive) To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, now rare, regional) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something).
2. (transitive, obsolete) To convince of by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe (something).

Example Sentences

We will persuade him, be it possible.

That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion.

[…] and hearken not vnto Hezekiah, when hee perswadeth you, saying, The Lord will deliuer vs.

But beloued, wee are perswaded better things of you, and things that accompany saluation, though we thus speake.

Word Forms

• persuades
• persuading
• persuaded
• perswade

Synonyms for persuade

Depending on context, synonyms include argue, get, sway, convict, convince, draw.

Antonyms for persuade

Common opposites include deter, dissuade, mispersuade, unconvince, unpersuade.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include carry, sway, convince, induce, convinced, convincing.

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