persuade

persuade
verb
ADVERB
successfully
almost
eventually, finally, ultimately
quickly
easily

She was easily persuaded to accompany us.

gently

Dictators can sometimes be gently persuaded to leave power with special deals that guarantee their safety.

somehow

He somehow persuaded the studio to let him make the movie.

VERB + PERSUADE
attempt to, seek to, try to, work to
hope to
be able to, be unable to, can
manage to

He eventually managed to persuade the caretaker to let him in.

help (to)
be difficult to
fail to
PREPOSITION
into

She was persuaded into buying an expensive dress.

of

We must persuade the government of the need for change.

out of (esp. BrE)

There was no way to persuade him out of it.

Why not invite Larry, if he can be persuaded out of hibernation?

PHRASES
an attempt to persuade sb, an effort to persuade sb

an unsuccessful attempt to persuade her colleagues

be fully persuaded

I am not fully persuaded by these arguments.

be reluctantly persuaded

I was reluctantly persuaded to join the committee.

have difficulty (in) persuading sb

They had difficulty in persuading the two sides to sit down together.

Persuade is used with these nouns as the object: ↑audience, ↑cabinet, ↑consumer, ↑court, ↑judge, ↑jury, ↑minister, ↑shopper, ↑voter

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • persuadé — Persuadé, [persuad]ée. part. Un homme bien persuadé, uns femme bien persuadée des veritez de sa Religion. soyez bien persuadé que je ne me laisseray point prendre à ces faux semblans d amitié. j ay fait telle chose, persuadé que vous le… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Persuade — Per*suade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Persuaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Persuading}.] [L. persuadere, persuasum; per + suadere to advise, persuade: cf. F. persuader. See {Per }, and {Suasion}.] 1. To influence or gain over by argument, advice, entreaty,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Persuade — Per*suade , v. i. To use persuasion; to plead; to prevail by persuasion. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • persuade — 1510s, from L. persuadere to bring over by talking, (see PERSUASION (Cf. persuasion)). Related: Persuaded; persuading …   Etymology dictionary

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  • persuade — see convince …   Modern English usage

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  • persuade — ► VERB 1) induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument. 2) cause (someone) to believe something. DERIVATIVES persuadable adjective persuader noun. ORIGIN Latin persuadere, from suadere advise …   English terms dictionary

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