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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In 1932, for example, the American Federation of Musicians persuaded Congress to impose limits on these ad hoc permits under the Musicians Immigration Clarification Act.
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Gabrielle Clark, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
Sometimes, for example, rogue loan officers or real estate agents persuade an elderly homeowner to sign false loan documents and keep the proceeds for themselves.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
As Trump has threatened to increase tariffs on all Chinese imports, China agreeing to sell TikTok to a US buyer could help persuade Trump to diminish those blows, the thinking goes.
—Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
The Tigers agreed to pay a share of Fielder's contract to persuade Texas to make the trade.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Gabrielle Clark, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
Sometimes, for example, rogue loan officers or real estate agents persuade an elderly homeowner to sign false loan documents and keep the proceeds for themselves.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
As Trump has threatened to increase tariffs on all Chinese imports, China agreeing to sell TikTok to a US buyer could help persuade Trump to diminish those blows, the thinking goes.
—Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
The Tigers agreed to pay a share of Fielder's contract to persuade Texas to make the trade.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuade. Accessed 18 Jan. 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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