Associations to the word «Persuade»
Noun
- Abandon
- Persuasion
- Athenian
- Entreaty
- Join
- Emissary
- Eloquence
- Surrender
- Endeavour
- Try
- Odysseus
- Hera
- Hearer
- Flattery
- Sancho
- Bribe
- Rhetoric
- Eunuch
- Liang
- Allegiance
- Quixote
- Legate
- Bloodshed
- Gao
- Envoy
- Liu
- Orator
- Difficulty
- Socrates
- Refuse
- Argument
- Wei
- Consent
- Stay
- Lobbying
- Edict
- Dowager
- Avail
- Cato
- Reject
- Sigismund
- Pretext
- Resume
- Contrary
- Audition
- Urging
- Heracles
- Empress
- Abbe
- Delusion
- Hire
- Achilles
- Buy
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
PERSUADE, verb. (transitive) To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence. Compare sway.
PERSUADE, verb. (transitive) (now rare) (dialectal) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something).
PERSUADE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To convince of by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe.
Dictionary definition
PERSUADE, verb. Win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters".
PERSUADE, verb. Cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!".
Wise words
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.