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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Four vulnerabilities in WebKit were fixed in iOS 18.2, allowing memory corruption if you were persuaded to interact with malicious web content.
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Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
For Democrats who agree with Raskin, no amount of calls for returning to normalcy will persuade them to attend Trump's swearing-in ceremony.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
However, opponents of the plan persuaded a local judge last spring to agree to remove the override language, creating a dilemma for county officials.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
The professional services and other perks that came with TikTok’s support, however, persuaded her to reconsider.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
For Democrats who agree with Raskin, no amount of calls for returning to normalcy will persuade them to attend Trump's swearing-in ceremony.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
However, opponents of the plan persuaded a local judge last spring to agree to remove the override language, creating a dilemma for county officials.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
The professional services and other perks that came with TikTok’s support, however, persuaded her to reconsider.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuade. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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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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