as in to discourage
to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action
tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college
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The only thing left on the docket that could dissuade the Fed from a December cut is the release next week of separate reports on consumer and producer prices.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
Ultimately, those tragedies didn’t dissuade Senna from competing.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
Scammers usually creates a strong sense of urgency to avoid giving you time to think and to dissuade you from contacting Apple yourself, directly.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Recall, though, that Ethan tried to dissuade Julie from her plan by suggesting that altering the past has unique consequences.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
Ultimately, those tragedies didn’t dissuade Senna from competing.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
Scammers usually creates a strong sense of urgency to avoid giving you time to think and to dissuade you from contacting Apple yourself, directly.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Recall, though, that Ethan tried to dissuade Julie from her plan by suggesting that altering the past has unique consequences.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Dissuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissuade. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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