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Persuade someone not to do something
- dissuade verb [ T ] uk / dɪˈsweɪd / us / dɪˈsweɪd / Add to word list to persuade someone not to do something: dissuade someone from something/doing something I tried to dissuade her from leaving.
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to persuade someone to do something. persuade If she doesn't want to do it, nothing you say will persuade her. convince The lawyer convinced the jury of the man's innocence. talk someone into She managed to talk me into going along. talk someone out of I think I've talked him out of leaving the country.
- English (US)
dissuade. dissuade someone from something/doing something I...
- Dissuade: Polish Translation
DISSUADE translate: odwodzić, wyperswadować. Learn more in...
- Dissuade in Spanish
DISSUADE translate: disuadir, disuadir. Learn more in the...
- Traditional
DISSUADE translate: 勸說…不做某事，勸阻. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Dissuade in Simplified Chinese
DISSUADE translate: 劝说…不做某事，劝阻. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Dissuade: Indonesian Translation
dissuade translate: mencegah. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- English (US)
Dissuade definition: to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from). See examples of DISSUADE used in a sentence.
The meaning of DISSUADE is to advise (a person) against something. How to use dissuade in a sentence.
British English: dissuade VERB / dɪˈsweɪd / If you dissuade someone from doing or believing something, you persuade them not to do or believe it. Doctors had tried to dissuade patients from smoking.
Oct 21, 2017 · Definition of dissuade verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
dissuade. dissuade someone from something/doing something I tried to dissuade her from leaving. persuade If she doesn't want to do it, nothing you say will persuade her. convince The lawyer convinced the jury of the man's innocence. talk someone into She managed to talk me into going along.
When you dissuade someone, you convince that person not to do something: “When Caroline saw Peter's broken leg, she tried to dissuade him from going on the ski trip.” Remember the meaning of dissuade by comparing it to its more common relative persuade.
