persuade
(verb) 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!”
carry, persuade, sway
(verb) win approval or support for; “Carry all before one”; “His speech did not sway the voters”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
persuade (third-person singular simple present persuades, present participle persuading, simple past and past participle persuaded)
(transitive) To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence. [from 15th c.]
Antonyms: deter, dissuade
(transitive, obsolete) To convince of by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe (something). [15th–18th c.]
(transitive, now, rare, regional) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). [from 16th c.]
• convince
Source: Wiktionary
Per*suade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Persuaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Persuading.] Etym: [L. persuadere, persuasum; per + suadere to advise, persuade: cf. F. persuader. See Per-, and Suasion.]
1. To influence or gain over by argument, advice, entreaty, expostulation, etc.; to draw or incline to a determination by presenting sufficient motives. Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. Acts xxvi. 28. We will persuade him, be it possible. Shak.
2. To try to influence. [Obsolescent] Hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you. 2 Kings xviii. 32.
3. To convince by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe. Beloved, we are persuaded better things of you. Heb. vi. 9.
4. To inculcate by argument or expostulation; to advise; to recommend. Jer. Taylor.
Syn.
– To convince; induce; prevail on; win over; allure; entice. See Convince.
Per*suade", v. i.
Definition: To use persuasion; to plead; to prevail by persuasion. Shak.
Per*suade", n.
Definition: Persuasion. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 April 2024
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
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