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Learn the meaning of persuade with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.
persuade
(verb)
persuade
(verb)
Meaning
to convince someone to do something
Example
"The teacher tried to persuade her students to read more books."
Synonyms
convinceinfluenceencourage
Antonyms
dissuadedeter
More about this word
Word origin
From Latin 'persuadere', meaning to urge strongly.
Related word forms
verb: persuaded
noun: persuasion
adjective: persuasive
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