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persuade [pəˈsweɪd] vb (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive)
1. to induce, urge, or prevail upon successfully he finally persuaded them to buy it 2. to cause to believe; convince even with the evidence, the police were not persuaded [from Latin persuādēre, from per- (intensive) + suādēre to urge, advise] persuadable , persuasible adj persuadability , persuasibility n persuader n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
persuade verb 1. talk (someone) into, urge, advise, prompt, influence, counsel, win (someone) over, induce, sway, entice, coax, incite, prevail upon, inveigle, bring (someone) round (informal), twist (someone's) arm, argue (someone) into My husband persuaded me to come. talk (someone) into forbid, discourage, prohibit, deter, dissuade Translations persuade [pəˈsweɪd] VT → convencer, persuadir(frm) they would not be persuaded → no había quien los convenciera or persuadiera she is easily persuaded → se deja convencer or persuadir fácilmente she didn't need any persuading → no hizo falta insistirle, no hizo falta que la persuadieran or convencieran he is not persuaded of the need for electoral reform → la necesidad de una reforma electoral no lo convence to persuade sb that → convencer a algn de que I am persuaded that → estoy convencido de que ... he tried to persuade himself that it did not matter → intentó convencerse de que no tenía importancia to persuade sb to do sth → convencer a algn de que or para que haga algo, persuadir a algn para que haga algo I wanted to help but they persuaded me not to → quise ayudar pero me convencieron de que or para que no lo hiciera, quise ayudar pero me persuadieron para que no lo hiciera persuade [pərˈsweɪd] vt [person] to persuade sb to do sth → persuader qn de faire qch She persuaded me to go with her → Elle m'a persuadé de l'accompagner. to be persuaded by sb to do sth → être persuadé par qn de faire qch She was persuaded by a group of friends to get up on stage → Un groupe d'amis l'a persuadée de monter sur scène., Elle a été persuadée de monter sur scène par un groupe d'amis. They were eventually persuaded by the police to give themselves up → La police a fini par les persuader de se rendre. to persuade sb that ... → persuader qn que ... persuade vt → überreden; (= convince) → überzeugen; to persuade somebody to do something → jdn überreden, etw zu tun; to persuade somebody into doing something → jdn dazu überreden, etw zu tun; to persuade somebody out of something → jdm etw ausreden; to persuade somebody out of doing something → jdn dazu überreden, etw nicht zu tun; to persuade oneself/somebody of something → sich selbst/jdn von etw überzeugen; to persuade somebody of the need for something → jdn von der Notwendigkeit einer Sache überzeugen; to persuade somebody of the need to do something → jdn von der Notwendigkeit überzeugen, etw zu tun; to persuade somebody that … → jdn davon überzeugen, dass …; I am persuaded that … → ich bin überzeugt, dass …; she is easily persuaded → sie ist leicht zu überreden/überzeugen; he doesn’t take much persuading → ihn braucht man nicht lange zu überreden persuade [pəˈsweɪd] vt → persuadere to persuade sb of sth/that → persuadere qn di qc/che to persuade sb to do sth → persuadere qn a fare qc but they persuaded me not to → ma mi hanno persuaso a non farlo she is easily persuaded → si lascia facilmente persuadere or convincere I am persuaded that ... (frm) → sono persuaso or convinto che... + sub persuade [pəˈsweɪd] vt → persuadere to persuade sb of sth/that → persuadere qn di qc/che to persuade sb to do sth → persuadere qn a fare qc but they persuaded me not to → ma mi hanno persuaso a non farlo she is easily persuaded → si lascia facilmente persuadere or convincere I am persuaded that ... (frm) → sono persuaso or convinto che... + sub v persuade [pəˈsweid] 1 to make (someone) (not) do something, by arguing with him or advising him We persuaded him (not) to go. oorreed يُقْنِع убеждавам přemluvit overtale überreden πείθω persuadir (de); (negativo) disuadir (de) keelitama ترغیب کردن suostutella persuader (de) לְשַכנֵעַ समझाना, मानना, स्वीकार करना nagovoriti rábeszél vkit vmire membujuk telja e-n á e-ð persuadere 説得する 설득하다 įtikinti pārliecināt; pierunāt memujuk overhalen overtale przekonywać aconselhar a convinge уговаривать; отговаривать prehovoriť pregovoriti ubediti övertala ชักจูง ikna etmek, razı etmek 勸說 умовляти راغب کرنا thuyết phục 劝说 2 to make (someone) certain (that something is the case); to convince We eventually persuaded him that we were serious. oortuig يَحْمِلُ على التَّصْديق، يُقْنِع скланям přesvědčit overbevise überzeugen πείθω persuadir, convencer veenma متقاعد کردن vakuuttaa convaincre לְשַכנֵעַ के लिए राजी रहना uvjeriti meggyőz meyakinkan sannfæra e-n með convincere 納得させる (…을) 확신시키다 įkalbėti, įtikinti pārliecināt meyakinkan overtuigen overbevise przekonać convencer a convinge убеждать presvedčiť prepričati ubediti övertyga โน้มน้าว inandırmak 使某人相信 переконувати يقين دہاني کرنا thuyết phục 使某人相信 n perˈsuasion [-ʒən] the act of persuading He gave in to our persuasion and did what we wanted him to do. oorreding إقْناع убеждаване přesvědčování overtalelse die Überredung πειθώ persuasión veenmine متقاعد سازی suostuttelu persuasion כוֹחַ שִׁכנוּעַ धारणा, दृढ़ विश्वास nagovaranje,uvjeravanje meggyőzés bujukan fortölur persuasione, convincimento 説得 설득, 권유 įkalbinėjimas, įtikinėjimas pārliecināšana; pierunāšana pujukan overtuigingskracht overtalelse, overbevisning perswazja persuasão persuasiune, putere de convingere убеждение presviedčanie prepričevanje ubeđivanje övertalning การชักจูง ikna etme/edilme, razı etme/edilme 說服 переконування ترغيب sự thuyết phục 说服 adj perˈsuasive [-siv] able to persuade He is a persuasive speaker; His arguments are persuasive. oortuigend مُقْنِع، باعِثٌ عَلى الإقْتِناع убедителен přesvědčivý overbevisende überzeugend πειστικός persuasivo veenev متقاعد کننده suostutteleva persuasif מְשַכנֵע प्रभावी, प्रत्यायक uvjerljiv meggyőző bisa membujuk sannfærandi persuasivo, convincente 説得力のある 설득력이 있는 įtikinantis, įtikinamas pārliecinošs meyakinkan overtuigend overbevisende przekonujący convincente persuasiv, convingător убедительный presvedčivý prepričljiv ubedljiv övertygande ที่สามารถชักชวนได้ inandırıcı, ikna edici 有說服力的 переконливий محرک، ترغيب دلانے والا đầy thuyết phục 有说服力的 adv perˈsuasively oortuigend بصورَة مُقْنِعَه убедително přesvědčivě overbevisende; overtalende überzeugend πειστικά de manera persuasiva, convincentemente veenvalt بطور مجاب کننده suostuttelevasti de manière persuasive בְּאוֹפֶן מְשַכנֵע प्रभावकारी, प्रत्ययकारी uvjerljivo meggyőzően secara persuasif á sannfærandi hátt in maniera persuasiva/convincente 言葉巧みに 설득력있게 įtikinamai pārliecinoši dgn meyakinkan overtuigend overbevisende przekonująco convincentemente convingător убедительно presvedčivo prepričljivo ubedljivo på ett övertygande sätt อย่างโน้มน้าวใจ ikna edici/inandırıcı bir şekilde 有說服力地 переконливо ترغيب کے ساتھ đầy thuyết phục 有说服力地 n perˈsuasiveness oortuigendheid إقْناع убедителност přesvědčivost overtalelsesevne die Überzeugungskraft πειστικότητα persuasividad veenvus مستدل بودن suostuttelevuus force de persuasion יְכוֹלֶת שִכנוּע प्रभाव uvjerljivost,sposobnost uvjeravanja rábeszélőképesség kemampuan membujuk sannfæringarkraftur persuasività 説得力 설득력 있음 įtikinamumas pārliecināšana sifat yg meyakinkan overtuigingskracht overtalelsesevne, forhandlingsevne zdolność przekonywania convicção forţă/putere de convingere убедительность presvedčivosť prepričljivost ubedljivost övertalningsförmåga, -konst การโน้มน้าวใจ inandırıcılık, ikna yeteneği 有說服力 переконливість ترغيب، تحريک tính thuyết phục 有说服力 persuade → يَحُثْ přemluvit overtale überreden πείθω persuadir suostutella persuader uvjeriti convincere 説得する 설득하다 overreden overtale przekonać persuadir убеждать övertala ชักจูง ikna etme thuyết phục 说服 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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If a man deal with another upon conditions, the start or first performance is all; which a man cannot reasonably demand, except either the nature of the thing be such, which must go before; or else a man can persuade the other party, that he shall still need him in some other thing; or else that he be counted the honester man. May there not be the alternative, I said, that we may persuade you to let us go? Captain Granet is trying to persuade you to leave London this evening? |
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