PERSUADING

Verb

persuading

present participle of persuade

Noun

persuading (plural persuadings)

An act of persuasion.

Source: Wiktionary

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PERSUADE

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

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