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- Dictionarydis·suade/dəˈswād/
verb
- 1. persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action: "his friends tried to dissuade him from flying"
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The meaning of DISSUADE is to advise (a person) against something. How to use dissuade in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
to stop (from doing something) by advice or persuasion. I tried to dissuade him from his foolish intention.
Definition of dissuade verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. 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.
Dissuade definition: To prevent (someone) from a purpose or course of action by persuasion.
If you dissuade someone from doing or believing something, you persuade them not to do or believe it.
Define dissuade: to convince (someone) not to do something—usage, synonyms, more.
