English verb: dissuade | |||
1. | dissuade (communication) turn away from by persuasion | ||
Samples | Negative campaigning will only dissuade people. | ||
Examples | Sam cannot dissuade Sue , They dissuade him to write the letter | ||
Synonyms | deter | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | advise, counsel, rede | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | talk out of | ||
Antonyms | persuade | ||