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persuade
verb
-
persuade
,
persuading
,
persuades
,
persuaded
to
make
someone
do
or
believe
something
by
giving
them
reasons
or
arguments
•
I
finally
persuaded
my
parents
to
let
me
adopt
a
puppy
.
I
finally
persuaded
my
parents
to
let
me
adopt
a
puppy
.
•
The
clever
salesman
tried
to
persuade
the
customer
to
buy
the
more
expensive
phone
.
The
clever
salesman
tried
to
persuade
the
customer
to
buy
the
more
expensive
phone
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Latin
persuadere
‘
advise
,
urge
’ (
from
per-
‘
thoroughly
’
+
suadere
‘
advise
,
recommend
’).
