Definitions for perSuade
pərˈsweɪdper·suade

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. carry, persuade, swayverb

   win approval or support for

   "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"

2. persuadeverb

   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!"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. persuadeverb

   To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence. Compare sway.

   That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion.

2. persuadeverb

   To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something).

3. Etymology: From persuadeo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PERSUADEverb

   Etymology: persuadeo, Lat. persuader, Fr.

   1. To bring to any particular opinion.

   Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. Romans.

   We are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation. Hebrews vi. 9.

   Joy over them that are persuaded to salvation. 2 Esdras vii.

   Let a man be ever so well persuaded of the advantages of virtue, yet, till he hungers and thirsts after righteousness, his will will not be determined to any action in pursuit of this confessed great good. John Locke.

   Men should seriously persuade themselves, that they have here no abiding place, but are only in their passage to the heavenly Jerusalem. William Wake, Preparation for Death.

   2. To influence by argument or expostulation. Persuasion seems rather applicable to the passions, and argument to the reason; but this is not always observed.

   Philoclea’s beauty not only persuaded, but so persuaded as all hearts must yield: Pamela’s beauty used violence, and such as no heart could resist. Philip Sidney.

   They that were with Simon, being led with covetousness, were persuaded for money. 2 Mac. x. 20.

   To sit cross-leg’d, or with our fingers pectinated, is accounted bad, and friends will persuade us from it. Brown.

   I should be glad, if I could persuade him to write such another critick on any thing of mine; for when he condemns any of my poems, he makes the world have a better opinion of them. Dryden.

   3. To inculcate by argument or expostulation.

   To children, afraid of vain images, we persuade confidence by making them handle and look nearer such things. Taylor.

   4. To treat by persuasion. A mode of speech not in use.

   Twenty merchants have all persuaded with him;
   But none can drive him from the envious plea
   Of forfeiture. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. persuade

   Persuasion or persuasion arts is an umbrella term for influence. Persuasion can influence a person's beliefs, attitudes, intentions, motivations, or behaviours.Persuasion is studied in many disciplines. Rhetoric studies modes of persuasion in speech and writing and is often taught as a classical subject.: 46  Psychology looks at persuasion through the lens of individual behaviour and neuroscience studies the brain activity associated with this behaviour. History and political science are interested in the role of propaganda in shaping historical events. In business, persuasion is aimed at influencing a person's (or group's) attitude or behaviour towards some event, idea, object, or another person (s) by using written, spoken, or visual methods to convey information, feelings, or reasoning, or a combination thereof. Persuasion is also often used to pursue personal gain, such as election campaigning, giving a sales pitch, or in trial advocacy. Persuasion can also be interpreted as using personal or positional resources to change people.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. persuade

   The general definition of "persuade" is to convince, influence, or sway someone's beliefs, opinions, behaviors, or actions, typically through reasoning, logic, emotional appeal, or providing evidence. It involves using various techniques or arguments to make someone see a particular viewpoint or to take a particular course of action.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Persuadeverb

   to influence or gain over by argument, advice, entreaty, expostulation, etc.; to draw or incline to a determination by presenting sufficient motives

2. Persuadeverb

   to try to influence

3. Persuadeverb

   to convince by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe

4. Persuadeverb

   to inculcate by argument or expostulation; to advise; to recommend

5. Persuadeverb

   to use persuasion; to plead; to prevail by persuasion

6. Persuadenoun

   persuasion

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Persuade

   per-swād′, v.t. to influence successfully by argument, advice, &c.: to bring to any particular opinion: to cause to believe: to convince.—adj. Persuad′able.—n. Persuad′er.—adj. Persuā′sible, capable of being persuaded.—ns. Persuā′sibleness, Persuasibil′ity; Persuā′sion, act of persuading: state of being persuaded: settled opinion: a creed: a party adhering to a creed: (Spens.) an inducement.—adjs. Persuā′sive, Persuā′sory, having the power to persuade: influencing the mind or passions.—n. that which persuades or wins over.—adv. Persuā′sively.—n. Persuā′siveness. [Fr.,—L. persuadēre, -suasum—per, thoroughly, suadēre, to advise.]

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1. Persuade

   Convince vs. Persuade -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Convince and Persuade.

Matched Categories

1. • Induce

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'perSuade' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3950

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'perSuade' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3809

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'perSuade' in Verbs Frequency: #398

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of perSuade in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of perSuade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of perSuade in a Sentence

1. Jeb Bush:

   Every other candidate, maybe with the exception of (Ohio Gov.) John Kasich, is in the witness protection program because they sense the anger and they're worried about it, so they pull back rather than persuade. I'm not going to do that. I have to be elected on my own terms. The only way you get elected is to be authentic and genuine. And I think immigration done right is a huge driver for our success ultimately as a nation. It's what makes us different in so many ways.

2. Vladimir Putin:

   [ Zelensky ] doesnt look like a Ukrainian nationalist, and its hard for me to say if he can manage them, Vladimir Putin said. The question is if he can deliver what he said in public and what he considers necessary to do. I dont know if he did the right thing as president and commander-in-chief to go to the line of contact to try to persuade the people who refuse to obey his orders, Vladimir Putin said, referring to Tuesday when Zelenksy went to the Donbass region to confront protestors who wanted to stop the pullback of troops. Its not such a difficult thing to separate the conflicting sides in two villages, but it has dragged on for years and its now clear why -- because the nationalists dont want to leave and dont want to let the Ukrainian troops out.

3. Ryan Korbarri:

   They did not know what I was doing before, they are more aware now although they tried to persuade me to leave my job. I told them this is the way I live and I will stick with it, it used to be a taboo but we openly talk about it now. Many parents did not realize there are so many LGBT people here until then.

4. Francois de La Rochefoucauld:

   We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.

5. Michael Pirl:

   To what extent can you persuade guests to continue buying or consuming the same amount of products? If the beer or wine gets more expensive, would you drink the same amount as before?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=perSuade
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Persuade
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=perSuade
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persuade
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perSuade
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=perSuade
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=perSuade