persuaded; persuading
1
: to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action
2
: to plead with : urge
persuader
noun
Synonyms
Examples of persuade in a Sentence
He persuaded his friend to go back to school.
She couldn't be persuaded to go.
He would not let himself be persuaded into buying the more expensive stereo.
I am not easily persuaded.
They persuaded us that we were wrong.
He persuaded himself that he had made the right choice.
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McCafferty wasn’t persuaded by the state’s arguments, which concerned player safety and integrity of the sport.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2025
To accomplish that, the farmers had to persuade their clients to embrace a new aesthetic: less polished and more primal, twining and frondy, founded on blossoms that might be too lush and soft to endure weeks of refrigerated storage but could be guaranteed to look and smell like nothing else.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Western leaders in the past have tried, without success, to persuade Xi to push Putin toward a peace in line with the one advocated for by Zelensky and Ukraine.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
Others argue that data’s value has been in prevention, with more sophisticated analysis narrowing the focus of executives and persuading them to avoid potential targets who would have proven to be mistakes.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2025
To accomplish that, the farmers had to persuade their clients to embrace a new aesthetic: less polished and more primal, twining and frondy, founded on blossoms that might be too lush and soft to endure weeks of refrigerated storage but could be guaranteed to look and smell like nothing else.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Western leaders in the past have tried, without success, to persuade Xi to push Putin toward a peace in line with the one advocated for by Zelensky and Ukraine.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
Others argue that data’s value has been in prevention, with more sophisticated analysis narrowing the focus of executives and persuading them to avoid potential targets who would have proven to be mistakes.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuade. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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persuade
verb
per·suade
pər-ˈswād 
persuaded; persuading
: to win over to a belief or to a course of action by argument or earnest request
persuadable
adjective
-ˈswād-ə-bəl
persuader
noun
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