Are you sure I can't persuade you to have another piece of cake?
•Richard was easily persuaded to have another piece of his favorite cake.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
induce someone to do something — phrase to persuade someone to do something, especially something that you think is wrong or stupid I can’t think what induced her to marry him. Nothing would induce me to go back. Thesaurus: to encourage someone to do or to not do… … Useful english dictionary
talk someone into (doing) something — talk someone into/out of/(doing) something phrase to persuade someone to do something or not to do something I talked her into going to London with me. His father talked him out of moving out. Thesaurus: to encourage someone to do or to not do… … Useful english dictionary
induce someone to do something — to persuade someone to do something, especially something that you think is wrong or stupid I can t think what induced her to marry him. Nothing would induce me to go back … English dictionary
prevail on someone to do something — prevail on (someone) (to (do something)) to persuade someone to do something. My father prevailed on some friends to let us stay with them for a few days. The TV network prevailed upon the organizers of the track and field championships to… … New idioms dictionary
sweet-talk (someone) into (doing something) — to persuade someone to do something by saying nice things to them. Don t let him sweet talk you into staying the night … New idioms dictionary
to persuade someone to accept something totally unnecessary or useless. — It s not surprising he was named salesman of the year . He could sell ice to Eskimos! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
talk (someone) out of (something) — to persuade someone not to do something. She had to talk him out of quitting his job. I wish I d known she was taking the drug, I would have tried to talk her out of it. Opposite of: talk (someone) into (something) … New idioms dictionary
argue someone into (doing) something — argue someone into/out of/(doing) something british phrase to persuade someone to do not to do something I’ve managed to argue him out of going to the match. Thesaurus: to encourage someone to do or to not do somethingsynonym Main entr … Useful english dictionary
put someone up to something — (informal) PERSUADE TO, encourage to, urge to, egg on to, incite to, goad into. → put … Useful english dictionary
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
