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- DictionaryPer·suade/pərˈswād/
verb
- 1. cause (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument: "it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing"
The meaning of PERSUADE is to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action. How to use persuade in a sentence.
to cause people to do or believe something, esp. by explaining why they should: The government is trying to persuade consumers to save more.
Persuade definition: to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging. See examples of PERSUADE used in a sentence.
to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to that person and making them believe it: If she doesn't want to go, nothing you can say will persuade her. [ + (that) ] It's no use trying to persuade him (that) you're innocent.
To persuade is to get your way — win the argument, convince the group to see your favorite movie, get your parents to let you borrow the car. You persuade with language, with a carefully constructed argument, and with the strength of your conviction.
persuade, induce imply influencing someone’s thoughts or actions. They are used today mainly in the sense of winning over a person to a certain course of action: It was I who persuaded him to call a doctor.
to make someone agree to do something by talking to them a lot about it: [ + to do sth ] We managed to persuade him to come with us. [ + (that) ] I persuaded her that it was the right thing to do. Opposite. dissuade. Fewer examples. Companies employ clever tactics to persuade us to buy their products. However did you manage to persuade her?
