persuaded; persuading
1
: to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action
2
: to plead with : urge
persuader
noun
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Examples of persuade in a Sentence
He persuaded his friend to go back to school.
She couldn't be persuaded to go.
He would not let himself be persuaded into buying the more expensive stereo.
I am not easily persuaded.
They persuaded us that we were wrong.
He persuaded himself that he had made the right choice.
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Few modern artists do so much to persuade us that creative endeavor is a struggle—an anxious wrestling with the stubborn materials to hand, and a determination to plow on.
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Will that be enough to persuade these justices to strike down Tennessee’s law?
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Nov. 2024
By effectively boycotting men, the movement has also been interpreted to be an attempt to persuade men to change their ways and erode traditional gender norms.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 9 Nov. 2024
The dossier of evidence shows Trump apparently trying to persuade RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel of his bogus election fraud claims in mid-December 2020.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Will that be enough to persuade these justices to strike down Tennessee’s law?
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Nov. 2024
By effectively boycotting men, the movement has also been interpreted to be an attempt to persuade men to change their ways and erode traditional gender norms.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 9 Nov. 2024
The dossier of evidence shows Trump apparently trying to persuade RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel of his bogus election fraud claims in mid-December 2020.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuade. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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persuade
verb
per·suade
pər-ˈswād 
persuaded; persuading
: to win over to a belief or to a course of action by argument or earnest request
persuadable
adjective
-ˈswād-ə-bəl
persuader
noun
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