Definition of persuade

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Persuade (v. t.) To inculcate by argument or expostulation; to advise; to recommend.

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Inveigle :: Inveigle (v. t.) To lead astray as if blind; to persuade to something evil by deceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce; to wheedle.
Deaf :: Deaf (a.) Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; -- with to; as, deaf to reason..
Persuasive :: Persuasive (a.) Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as, persuasive eloquence..
Persuaded :: Persuaded (p. p. & a.) Prevailed upon; influenced by argument or entreaty; convinced.
Influence :: Influence (v. t.) To control or move by power, physical or moral; to affect by gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to move; to persuade; to induce..
Persuasion :: Persuasion (n.) That which persuades; a persuasive.
Exorate :: Exorate (v. t.) To persuade, or to gain, by entreaty..
Entreat :: Entreat (v. t.) To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade.
Coax :: Coax (v. t.) To persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or fondling; to wheedle; to soothe..
Inexorable :: Inexorable (a.) Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless; as, an inexorable prince or tyrant; an inexorable judge..
Half :: Half (adv.) In an equal part or degree; in some pa/ appro/mating a half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done, half-hearted, half persuaded, half conscious..
Disbelief :: Disbelief (n.) The act of disbelieving;; a state of the mind in which one is fully persuaded that an opinion, assertion, or doctrine is not true; refusal of assent, credit, or credence; denial of belief..
Unconverted :: Unconverted (a.) Not persuaded of the truth of the Christian religion; heathenish.
Persuaded :: Persuaded (imp. & p. p.) of Persuad.
Force :: Force (n.) Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; especially, power to persuade, or convince, or impose obligation; pertinency; validity; special signification; as, the force of an appeal, an argument, a contract, or a term..
Epideictic :: Epideictic (a.) Serving to show forth, explain, or exhibit; -- applied by the Greeks to a kind of oratory, which, by full amplification, seeks to persuade..
Get :: Get (v. t.) To prevail on; to induce; to persuade.
Persuade :: Persuade (v. i.) To use persuasion; to plead; to prevail by persuasion.
Pliable :: Pliable (v.) Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable youth..
Suasory :: Suasive (a.) Having power to persuade; persuasive; suasory.
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