suasion

sua·sion

 (swā′zhən)

n.

Persuasion: moral suasion.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin suāsiō, suāsiōn-, from suāsus, past participle of suādēre, to advise; see swād- in Indo-European roots.]

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suasion

(ˈsweɪʒən)

n

a rare word for persuasion

[C14: from Latin suāsiō, from suādēre to persuade]

ˈsuasive adj

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sua•sion

(ˈsweɪ ʒən)

n.

the act of attempting to persuade; persuasion.

[1325–75; Middle English < Latin suāsiō=suād(ēre) to advise + -tiō -tion]

sua′sive (-sɪv) adj.

sua′sive•ly, adv.

sua′sive•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action persuasion communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" line - persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress; "`let me show you my etchings' is a rather worn line"; "he has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it"; "that salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk" arm-twisting - persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure; "some gentle arm-twisting produced the desired result"; "no amount of arm-twisting will get me to agree" canvassing, electioneering, bell ringing - persuasion of voters in a political campaign exhortation, incitement - the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion proselytism - the practice of proselytizing sloganeering - persuasion by means of empty slogans prompting, suggestion - persuasion formulated as a suggestion weapon, artillery - a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons"

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Translations

suasion

[ˈsweɪʒən] N (= liter) → persuasión f

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