persuade
//pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪd//
Forms
- present (v1)
- persuade
- past (v2)
- persuaded
- past participle (v3)
- persuaded
- present participle
- persuading
- 3rd person singular
- persuades
Definitions
1.To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.
- We will persuade him, be it possible.
- That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion.
- The boy became volubly friendly and bubbling over with unexpected humour and high spirits. He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. Nobody would miss them, he explained.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3962
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Synonyms
Etymology
From Latin persuādeō (“to persuade”).
Cognate to for, sweet.