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dissuade
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dis·suade  (d-swd)
tr.v. dis·suad·ed, dis·suad·ing, dis·suades
To deter (a person) from a course of action or a purpose by persuasion or exhortation: dissuaded my friend from pursuing such a rash scheme.

[Latin dissudre : dis-, dis- + sudre, to advise; see swd- in Indo-European roots.]

dis·suader n.
Synonyms: dissuade, deter, discourage
These verbs mean to persuade someone not to do something: tried to dissuade her from suing; couldn't be deterred from leaving; discouraged me from accepting the offer.
Antonym: persuade

dissuade [dɪˈsweɪd]
vb (tr)
1. (often foll by from) to deter (someone) by persuasion from a course of action, policy, etc.
2. to advise against (an action, etc.)
[from Latin dissuādēre, from dis-1 + suādēre to persuade]
dissuadable  adj
dissuader  n
dissuasion  n
dissuasive  adj
dissuasively  adv
dissuasiveness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.dissuade - turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
talk out of - persuade someone not to do something
advise, counsel, rede - give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
Translations
dissuade [dɪˈsweɪd] VTdisuadir (from de) to dissuade sb from doing sthdisuadir a algn de hacer algo

dissuade [dɪˈsweɪd] vt [+ person] → dissuader
to dissuade sb from sth [+ decision] → détourner qn de qch
to dissuade sb from a belief → faire changer d'avis à qn sur qch
to dissuade sb from doing sth → dissuader qn de faire qch

dissuade
vt to dissuade somebody from somethingjdn von etw abbringen, jdm etw ausreden; to dissuade somebody from doing somethingjdn davon abbringen or jdm ausreden, etw zu tun; he wouldn’t be dissuadeder ließ sich nicht davon abbringen, er ließ sich das nicht ausreden

dissuade [dɪˈsweɪd] vt to dissuade sb (from doing)dissuadere qn (dal fare), distogliere qn (dall'idea di fare)
dissuade [dɪˈsweɪd] vt to dissuade sb (from doing)dissuadere qn (dal fare), distogliere qn (dall'idea di fare)

dissuade
v dissuade [diˈsweid]
to stop (from doing something) by advice or persuasion I tried to dissuade him from his foolish intention. afraai, ontmoedig, ompraat يُثْني عَن، يُقْنِعُ بالعُدول عَن разубеждавам odradit fraråde; tale fra abraten αποτρέπω disuadir maha laitma منصرف کردن؛ بازداشتن saada luopumaan dissuader לְשָכנֵע לֹא- रोकना, मना करना odgovoriti, odvratiti lebeszél vkit vmiről mencegah telja af; ráða frá dissuadere 思いとどまらせる 단념시키다 atkalbėti atrunāt mendesak afbrengen van fraråde, overtale til å la være wyperswadować dissuadir a sfă­tui să nu (facă ceva) отговаривать odradiť odvrniti (od česa), odsvetovati odvratiti avråda ห้ามปราม vazgeçirmek, caydırmak 勸阻 відраджувати, відговорювати باز رکھنا khuyên can
n disˈsuasion [-ʒən]
ontmoediging, oorreding, afraaiing إقْناع بالعُدول عن разубеждаване odrazování frarådning; talen fra das Abraten αποτροπή disuasión mahalaitmine منصرف سازی؛ بازداری poispuhuminen dissuasion הַרתָעָה मनव्वल odvraćanje, odgovaranje lebeszélés pencegahan úrtölur dissuasione 思いとどまらせること 단념시킴 atkalbėjimas atrunāšana desakan ontrading det å fraråde/overtale til å la være odradzanie dissuasão prevenire; avertis­ment отговаривание odradenie odvrnitev odvraćanje avrådan การห้ามปราม vazgeçirme, caydırma 勸阻 відговорювання, переконування в протилежному مخالفانہ ترغیب sự khuyên can


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