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persuade

verb

1 persuade

Win approval or support for.

synonyms: carry, sway.

Roget 615: induce, move; draw, draw on; bring in its train, give an impulse etc. n.; to; inspire; put up to, prompt, call up; attract, ... show more

Roget 478: demonstrate, prove, establish; make good; show, evince, manifest etc. (be evidence of) 467; confirm, corroborate, substantiate, verify ... show more

Roget 484: believe, credit; give faith to, give credit to, credence to; see, realize; assume, receive; set down for, take for; have it, take it; ... show more

2 persuade

Cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm.

Dutch: overreden, overtuigen, bepraten, bewegen, bewerken, meekrijgen, ompraten, omturnen, omverpraten, overhalen ... show more


Moby thesaurus: admonish, affect, argue into, assure, be convincing, bend, bias, bring, bring home to, bring over, bring round, bring to reason, captivate, carry conviction, caution, charge, charm, color, con, convert ... show more.

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