PERSUADING
Verb
persuading
present participle of persuade
Noun
persuading (plural persuadings)
An act of persuasion.
Source: Wiktionary
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