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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Recent Examples of dissuade
Numbers slipped as federal and state governments worked to dissuade Americans from indoor tanning, pointing to evidence that tanning beds can lead to skin cancer.
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Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Americans have been dissuaded from flying due to the string of aircraft accidents that have occurred in the past few weeks and the rising costs of air travel.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Lack of specificity in contracts could lead to cascading problems such as insufficient locked storage space, which could dissuade unsheltered people from accepting shelter, discourage those in the shelter from leaving to seek work and exacerbate the insecurity of those with hoarding tendencies.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
That feature can use external cameras and switch on alerts and alarms to dissuade potential thieves or vandals − and alert owners via a mobile app that something is happening.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
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Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Americans have been dissuaded from flying due to the string of aircraft accidents that have occurred in the past few weeks and the rising costs of air travel.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Lack of specificity in contracts could lead to cascading problems such as insufficient locked storage space, which could dissuade unsheltered people from accepting shelter, discourage those in the shelter from leaving to seek work and exacerbate the insecurity of those with hoarding tendencies.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
That feature can use external cameras and switch on alerts and alarms to dissuade potential thieves or vandals − and alert owners via a mobile app that something is happening.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dissuade
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“Dissuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissuade. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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