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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"
to persuade someone not to do something: The group hopes to dissuade Congress from cutting funds for health programs. (Definition of dissuade from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of dissuade. dissuade. For example, plenty of people have gut reactions and intuitions that dissuade them from flying.
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.
Definition of dissuade verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · If you dissuade someone from doing or believing something, you persuade them not to do or believe it. [ formal ] Doctors had tried to dissuade patients from smoking.
DISSUADE meaning: to persuade someone not to do something: . Learn more.
4 days ago · verb. If you dissuade someone from doing or believing something, you persuade them not to do or believe it. [formal] Doctors had tried to dissuade patients from smoking. [VERB noun + from] She maintained that her son was innocent, and nothing could dissuade her from that belief. [V n from -ing/n]
To prevent (someone) from a purpose or course of action by persuasion: dissuaded my friend from pursuing such a rash scheme. [Latin dissuādēre : dis-, dis- + suādēre, to advise; see swād- in Indo-European roots .] dis·suad′er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
