Complete Definition of "persuade"

see|persuadé
English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-persuade.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪd|-eɪd

Verb
en-verb|persuad|ing

  1. To successfully convince someone to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.

Translations
trans-top|convince
Arabic: Arab|ا��ع IPAchar|(�áqna�a)
Bulgariаn: �беждавам (ubeždavam)
Chinese: 说� (shu�fú)
Dutch: overtuigen, overhalen
Finnish: taivuttaa
French: persuader
German: überreden (1)
Hungarian: rábeszél
Italian: persuadere
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Japanese: 説��� (������, settoku suru)
Korean: ���� (seoldeukhada)
Latin: persuadere
Norwegian: overtale
Portuguese: persuadir
Russian: �бежда�� (ubeždát�)
Spanish: persuadir
Swedish: övertyga
Vietnamese: thuyết phục
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Derived terms
persuasion (noun)
persuasive (adj)

Category:English control verbs


French
Persuader

Pronunciation
IPA|/p��.sɥad/
SAMPA|/pER.sHad/

Verb form
persuade

  1. first-, third-person singular indicative present of persuader
  2. first-, third-person singular subjunctive present of persuader
  3. second-person singular imperative of persuader

Italian

Verb form
persuade

  1. third-person singular indicative present of persuadere

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