- persuade someone of something
- persuade someone of somethingto convince someone of something. •
Laura was unable to persuade me of the truth of her statement.
•We were all persuaded of the need for higher taxes.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
persuade someone of something
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talk (someone) into (something) — to persuade someone to do something. It was pretty hard to talk the kids into going to the dance, but they did go and had a great time. She talked the boss into buying new computers by saying we could work faster with them. Opposite of: talk… … New idioms dictionary
talk someone into something — PERSUADE INTO, argue into, cajole into, coax into, bring round to, inveigle into, wheedle into, prevail on someone to; informal sweet talk into, hustle, fast talk. → talk … Useful english dictionary
talk someone into something — don t even try to talk me into giving you another loan Syn: persuade into, argue into, cajole into, coax into, bring around to, inveigle into, wheedle into, sweet talk into, prevail on someone to; informal hustle into, fast talk into … Thesaurus of popular words
persuade */*/*/ — UK [pə(r)ˈsweɪd] / US [pərˈsweɪd] verb [transitive] Word forms persuade : present tense I/you/we/they persuade he/she/it persuades present participle persuading past tense persuaded past participle persuaded Ways of persuading someone to do/not… … English dictionary
persuade — per|suade [ pər sweıd ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to make someone agree to do something by giving them reasons why they should: He did finally come with us, although it took a long time to persuade him. persuade someone to do something: Nobody… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
persuade — [[t]pə(r)swe͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ persuades, persuading, persuaded 1) VERB If you persuade someone to do something, you cause them to do it by giving them good reasons for doing it. [V n to inf] My husband persuaded me to come... [V n to inf] We re trying … English dictionary
persuade — per|suade W2S2 [pəˈsweıd US pər ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: persuadere, from suadere to advise ] 1.) to make someone decide to do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it, or asking them many times to do… … Dictionary of contemporary English
persuade — verb (T) 1 to make someone decide to do something, especially by repeatedly asking them or telling them reasons why they should do it: persuade sb to do sth: I finally managed to persuade her to go out for a drink with me. | persuade sb: Leo… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
persuade — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. induce, prevail upon, win [over]; convince, satisfy, assure. See belief, cause, influence. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To influence] Syn. convince, move, induce, satisfy, inveigle, assure, cajole,… … English dictionary for students
persuade — ► VERB 1) induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument. 2) cause (someone) to believe something. DERIVATIVES persuadable adjective persuader noun. ORIGIN Latin persuadere, from suadere advise … English terms dictionary
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