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verb

Persuade v. t. (past & past part. persuaded; pres. part. persuading)

To influence or gain over by argument, advice, entreaty, expostulation, etc.; to draw or incline to a determination by presenting sufficient motives. "Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian." "We will persuade him, be it possible."

To try to influence. (Obsolescent) "Hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you."

To convince by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe. "Beloved, we are persuaded better things of you."

To inculcate by argument or expostulation; to advise; to recommend.

Synonyms: To convince; induce; prevail on; win over; allure; entice. See Convince.

Persuade v. i. To use persuasion; to plead; to prevail by persuasion.

noun

Persuade n. Persuasion. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Persuade'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... joke is related in the Hitopadesa, an abridged version of Pilpay's Fables. In this case, the "peasant" is represented by a Brahmin carrying a goat, and the joke was to persuade the Brahmin that he was carrying a dog. "How is this, friend," says one, "that you, a Brahmin, carry on your back such an unclean animal as a dog?" "It is not a dog," says the Brahmin, "but a goat;" and trudged on. Presently another made the same remark, and the Brahmin, beginning ...

— Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama - A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 • E. Cobham Brewer

... honour of bearing children with such tongues of eloquence; and I fully understand that I belong to a past, a very ancient past— the Mings, from what I hear, are my contemporaries. And all these words are poured upon me to try to persuade me to allow Wan-li to become a doctor. Canst thou imagine it? A daughter of the house of Liu a doctor! From whence has she received these unseemly ideas except in this foreign school that teaches the equality of the sexes to such an extent that our daughters want to compete with men in their ...

— My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard • Elizabeth Cooper

... none so blind as those who will not see. We could not even persuade Mott to accept a revolver. He had made up his mind that the whole thing was nothing more or less ...

— The Pirate of Panama - A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure • William MacLeod Raine

... Eh? Well, we must try and persuade them. [To the Peasants] Here, I say, are you buying ...

— Fruits of Culture • Leo Tolstoy

... he doesn't go up to London more than a couple of times a year. She's going to meet me at the Savoy, and then the scheme was to toddle round to the nearest registrar and request the lad to unleash the marriage service. I'm whizzing up in the car, and I'm hoping to be able to persuade you to come with ...

— A Damsel in Distress • Pelham Grenville Wodehouse

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