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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"
The meaning of DISSUADE is to advise (a person) against something. How to use dissuade in a sentence.
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.
verb [ T ] uk / dɪˈsweɪd / us / dɪˈsweɪd / Add to word list. to persuade someone not to do something: dissuade someone from something/doing something I tried to dissuade her from leaving. Synonym. deter. Opposite. persuade. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to persuade someone to do something.
verb [ T ] us / dɪˈsweɪd / uk / dɪˈsweɪd / Add to word list. to persuade someone not to do something: dissuade someone from something/doing something I tried to dissuade her from leaving. Synonym. deter. Opposite. persuade. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to persuade someone to do something.
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.
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.
Definition of dissuade verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to persuade someone not to do something: [ + from + doing sth ] We tried to dissuade him from leaving. (Definition of dissuade from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Dissuade definition: To prevent (someone) from a purpose or course of action by persuasion.
