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Dissuade Sb Bre /Dɪˈsweɪd/Name /Dɪˈsweɪd Verb Sth/From Sth)to Persuade Sth

Front dissuade
Back BrE /dɪˈsweɪd/NAmE /dɪˈsweɪd/

verb

~ sb (from sth/from doing sth)to persuade sb not to do sth  I tried to dissuade him from giving up his job. They were going to set off in the fog, but were dissuaded.

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