persuadable

per·suade

 (pər-swād′)

tr.v. per·suad·ed, per·suad·ing, per·suades

To cause (someone) to accept a point of view or to undertake a course of action by means of argument, reasoning, or entreaty: "to make children fit to live in a society by persuading them to learn and accept its codes" (Alan W. Watts). See Usage Note at convince.

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[Latin persuādēre : per-, per- + suādēre, to urge; see swād- in Indo-European roots.]

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per·suad′a·ble adj.

per·suad′er n.

Synonyms: persuade, induce, prevail, convince
These verbs mean to succeed in causing a person to do or consent to something. Persuade means to win someone over, as by reasoning or force of personality: Nothing could persuade her to change her mind. To induce is to lead, as to a course of action, by means of influence or persuasion: "Pray what could induce him to commit so rash an action?" (Oliver Goldsmith).
One prevails on somebody who resists: "He had prevailed upon the king to spare them" (Daniel Defoe).
To convince is to persuade by the use of argument or evidence: The salesman convinced me that the car was worth the price.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

persuadable - being susceptible to persuasion convincible, persuasible, suasible susceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"

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Translations

persuadable

[pəˈsweɪdəbl] ADJ → influenciable, persuasible
he may be persuadable → quizá lo podamos persuadir

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persuadable

adj he may be persuadable (= amenable) → vielleicht lässt er sich überreden, vielleicht ist er zu überreden; (= convincible) → vielleicht lässt er sich überzeugen, vielleicht ist er zu überzeugen

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