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English verb: persuade | |||
| 1. | persuade (social) win approval or support for | ||
| Samples | Carry all before one. His speech did not sway the voters. | ||
| Synonyms | carry, sway | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act upon, influence, work | ||
| Verb group | carry | ||
| 2. | persuade (communication) cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm | ||
| Samples | You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!. | ||
| Examples | They persuade him to write the letter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | assure, badger, blarney, brainwash, bring around, bring round, cajole, charm, chat up, coax, convert, convince, drag, hustle, influence, inveigle, make, palaver, prevail, rope in, score, seduce, sell, sweet-talk, talk into, tempt, tempt, wheedle, win over | ||
| Antonyms | dissuade, deter | ||
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