dissuaded; dissuading
1
a
: to advise (a person) against something
… dissuading us from base thoughts, low ends, ignoble gains …—
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b
archaic
: to advise against (an action)
2
: to turn from something by persuasion
unable to dissuade him from going
dissuader
noun
Examples of dissuade in a Sentence
Our warnings did not dissuade them.
tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college
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They were ultimately dissuaded by mortgage owners and housing authorities.
—Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Correspondence between former Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer and the Justice Department indicates the department planned to dispatch U.S. marshals to deliver a letter seeking to dissuade her from talking at the event about allegations that she was fired for recommending Gibson’s gun rights be restored.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
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Consumers, dissuaded by high prices and purchase restrictions imposed by many grocers, have also been buying fewer eggs, helping to ease supply shortfalls, Rispoli said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
Paris and London say such a force would aim to secure any peace deal by dissuading Russia from attacking Ukraine again.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025
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Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Correspondence between former Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer and the Justice Department indicates the department planned to dispatch U.S. marshals to deliver a letter seeking to dissuade her from talking at the event about allegations that she was fired for recommending Gibson’s gun rights be restored.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
Here’s the inflation breakdown for February 2025 This step is ‘really important’ for home sellers in 2025
Consumers, dissuaded by high prices and purchase restrictions imposed by many grocers, have also been buying fewer eggs, helping to ease supply shortfalls, Rispoli said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
Paris and London say such a force would aim to secure any peace deal by dissuading Russia from attacking Ukraine again.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Dissuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissuade. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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