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persuade BrE / pəˈsweɪd /  NAmE / pərˈsweɪd / Native audio playback is not supported. persuade(verb)BrE / pəˈsweɪd /  NAmE / pərˈsweɪd / to make somebody do something by giving them good reasons for doing itTry to persuade him to come.Please try and persuade her.She's always easily persuaded.I'm sure he'll come with a bit of persuading.I allowed myself to be persuaded into entering the competition.to make somebody believe that something is truesynonym convincehttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/convinceIt will be difficult to persuade them that there's no other choice.She had persuaded herself that life was not worth living.No one was persuaded by his arguments.I am still not fully persuaded of the plan's merits.I tried to persuade her to see a doctor.He convinced me he was right.I persuaded/convinced her to see a doctor.Extra ExamplesDictators can sometimes be gently persuaded to leave power with special deals that guarantee their safety.He eventually managed to persuade one of the staff to let him in.He somehow persuaded the studio to let him make the film.I am not fully persuaded by these arguments.I was reluctantly persuaded to join the committee.She was easily persuaded to accompany us.She was persuaded into buying an expensive dress.The education minister personally persuaded the prime minister to rethink.There was no way to persuade him out of it.They had difficulty in persuading the two sides to sit down together.We must persuade the government of the need for change.Why not invite Larry, if he can be persuaded out of hibernation?an unsuccessful attempt to persuade her colleaguesCan you persuade him to come?Dave gently persuaded the fish close enough to be lifted into the boat.He was fairly easily persuaded.I am still not fully persuaded of the plan’s merit.I’m sure he’ll come with a bit of persuading.It has been difficult to persuade people that we have no political objectives.No one was persuaded by his argument.She had persuaded herself that life wasn’t worth living.She was persuaded into marriage against her will.Verb Formspresent simple I / you / we / they persuadehe / she / it persuadespast simple persuadedpast participle persuaded-ing form persuadingWord Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin persuadere, from per- ‘through, to completion’ + suadere ‘advise’.

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(verb) try to persuade him to come.please try and persuade her.she's always easily persuaded.i'm sure he'll come with a bit of persuading. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=persuade This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	persuade
WordType	(verb)
Phonetic	BrE / pəˈsweɪd / NAmE / pərˈsweɪd /
Example	try to persuade him to come. please try and persuade her. she's always easily persuaded. i'm sure he'll come with a bit of persuading.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
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Content	persuade (verb)BrE / pəˈsweɪd / NAmE / pərˈsweɪd / to make somebody do something by giving them good reasons for doing it Try to persuade him to come. Please try and persuade her. She's always easily persuaded. I'm sure he'll come with a bit of persuading. I allowed myself to be persuaded into entering the competition. to make somebody believe that something is true synonym convince https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/convince It will be difficult to persuade them that there's no other choice. She had persuaded herself that life was not worth living. No one was persuaded by his arguments. I am still not fully persuaded of the plan's merits. I tried to persuade her to see a doctor. He convinced me he was right. I persuaded/convinced her to see a doctor. Extra Examples Dictators can sometimes be gently persuaded to leave power with special deals that guarantee their safety. He eventually managed to persuade one of the staff to let him in. He somehow persuaded the studio to let him make the film. I am not fully persuaded by these arguments. I was reluctantly persuaded to join the committee. She was easily persuaded to accompany us. She was persuaded into buying an expensive dress. The education minister personally persuaded the prime minister to rethink. There was no way to persuade him out of it. They had difficulty in persuading the two sides to sit down together. We must persuade the government of the need for change. Why not invite Larry, if he can be persuaded out of hibernation? an unsuccessful attempt to persuade her colleagues Can you persuade him to come? Dave gently persuaded the fish close enough to be lifted into the boat. He was fairly easily persuaded. I am still not fully persuaded of the plan’s merit. I’m sure he’ll come with a bit of persuading. It has been difficult to persuade people that we have no political objectives. No one was persuaded by his argument. She had persuaded herself that life wasn’t worth living. She was persuaded into marriage against her will. Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they persuade he / she / it persuades past simple persuaded past participle persuaded -ing form persuading Word Origin late 15th cent.: from Latin persuadere, from per- ‘through, to completion’ + suadere ‘advise’.
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