persuade

verb

Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite

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Senses

win approval or support for

Carry all before one

cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	sway
1	derivation	Related & opposite	persuasive
1	derivation	Related & opposite	convincible
1	verb group	Related & opposite	carry
1	hypernym	Types & categories	influence
2	antonym	Related & opposite	dissuade
2	derivation	Related & opposite	persuasion
2	derivation	Related & opposite	persuader
2	derivation	Related & opposite	persuasive
2	derivation	Related & opposite	convincible
2	hypernym	Types & categories	cause
2	hyponym	Types & categories	hustle
2	hyponym	Types & categories	bring round
2	hyponym	Types & categories	badger
2	hyponym	Types & categories	sell
2	hyponym	Types & categories	chat up
2	hyponym	Types & categories	talk into
2	hyponym	Types & categories	rope in
2	hyponym	Types & categories	coax
2	hyponym	Types & categories	win over
2	hyponym	Types & categories	brainwash
2	hyponym	Types & categories	assure
2	hyponym	Types & categories	influence
2	hyponym	Types & categories	prevail
2	hyponym	Types & categories	drag
2	hyponym	Types & categories	tempt
2	hyponym	Types & categories	seduce