Definition of persuade in English:

persuade

verb pəˈsweɪdpərˈsweɪd

1with object and infinitive Induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.
说服，劝服
it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing
虽然不容易，但是我还是说服了他去做正确的事。
Example sentencesExamples
- A police negotiator persuaded the man to release the woman and child about 30 minutes after the siege began.
- He stayed in the court room for around 20 minutes until a police officer arrived and persuaded him to leave.
- She states that Rob was holding her hand leading and persuading her to walk along the road towards his house.
- Her dad's efforts to persuade her to buy a computer have fallen on deaf ears.
- ‘I did some research and took a long time persuading Mary to take the gamble, but in January this year a dentist started removing her fillings,’ he said.
- They only lived in Las Vegas for six months, until Jena persuaded her mom to move to Los Angeles.
- After several minutes reasoning, Rachel was persuaded to give the mouse freedom in the front garden.
- You have no idea how difficult it was to persuade him to move it back into the kitchen.
- Efforts to persuade teenagers to stay at school had also been increased.
- It tends to persuade people who may be otherwise inclined to carry out a preventative maintenance service once a year.
- The arguments and results may persuade you to change the way you coach this critical skill.
- Two years later he persuaded her to move from Queensland to his home town of Melbourne, where he would look after her and her career.
- He said the drivers were persuaded to move their cars before the towing company arrived.
- She was hanging on to my arm, but one of the teachers got her to come away by persuading her to go and read a book.
- The music persuades you to move whether you want to or not.
- Surprised, the flight attendant and the co-pilot asked what he said to her that finally persuaded her to move from her seat.
- He believes this would persuade many motorists to switch to a second-hand purchase.
- Alas, the lead singer's attempts to persuade him to remove his shirt for the ladies went down the toilet.
- But we have to move on from recycling to persuading people not to take home stuff that they will throw away in short order.
- His agent has been trying to persuade him to move down to London, so that he will be closer to the jobs.
Synonyms
prevail on, talk someone into, coax, convince, make, get, press someone into, induce, win someone over, bring someone round, argue someone into, pressure someone into, pressurize someone into, coerce, influence, sway, prompt, inveigle, entice, tempt, lure, cajole, wheedle someone into, get round, blarney, prod someone into, reason someone into
Law procure
informal sweet-talk, smooth-talk, soft-soap, twist someone's arm
1. 1.1with object Cause (someone) to believe something, especially after a sustained effort; convince.
  使相信，使信服
  health boards were finally persuaded of the desirability of psychiatric units
  健康委员会最终相信了在区综合医院设立精神病部门是可取的。
  with object and clause he did everything he could to persuade the police that he was the robber
  他尽一切努力来使警察相信他就是那个抢劫犯。
  Example sentencesExamples
  How could I persuade her to believe me and not think I was being mental or playing a joke?
  The former is even more likely to be persuaded of the soundness of his brief.
  So it was quite incredible to see people willingly parade across this fiery pathway, but Cliff had done a great job in persuading us to believe that we could.
  No human voice can persuade the man who believes that God is speaking in his other ear.
  He seems truly to have been persuaded of the justice of his claims.
  He persuaded Americans to believe not only in their power but also in the righteousness of that power.
  It is easier to be persuaded of all this than to prove it in detail.
  And then there's the myth of objectivity, which persuades us that there's nothing out there to believe in any more.
  Investors have yet to be persuaded of the merits of this new tack, but they have little choice in the matter.
  There was a high proportion of this electorate who are not persuaded of his leadership abilities.
  I believe that, since he was persuaded that his initial view was wrong, he was positively obliged to alter it.
  If you really were persuaded of determinism, the hope would collapse.
  Certainly, not all of Asia is yet persuaded of the value of these products.
  The police officers gave the couple their towels and, after persuading the uncooperative woman that her children were safe, led them outside.
  Under the Criminal Code, police can install a tracking device only after persuading a judge there are reasonable grounds to believe a crime has been or will be committed.
  Why would individuals expend effort to persuade an audience about something that it already believes?
  Your Lordship could only give permission to appeal if your Lordship were persuaded of either of two things.
  Applying that standard we were not persuaded of the guilt of the employee and we could not move honestly to dismissal.
  Hamilton seemed to be finally persuaded of the merits of taking the game by the scruff of the neck.
  But when I ask his closest advisers whether the Prime Minister has been persuaded of this, they hum and haw.
  Synonyms
  convince, assure, make certain
2. 1.2 (of a situation or event) provide a sound reason for (someone) to do something.
  （情形，事件）驱使；敦促
  the cost of the manor's restoration persuaded them to take in guests
  修复庄园的花费迫使他们只好接纳宾客。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A quick look at the book's references persuades me that the book provides no support for the fallback position.
  But the supposed need for an early revolution did persuade many to accept violence as a temporary necessity.
  If the moral case won't persuade everyone, perhaps the practical case will.
  But then a couple of things happened that persuaded me to change my mind.
  Once again, I have concluded that the evidence does not persuade me that this event occurred.
  The alarm woke me at 6.30 the next morning, but the sound of heavy rain on the van roof persuaded me to switch it off and go back to sleep.
  Laurel and Hardy's best performances persuade you that humiliation is not all it's cracked up to be.
  Further protests have persuaded them to put the whole thing on hold.
  The projects have all been evaluated against our success checklist and have all persuaded people to change their behaviour.
  The party persuaded itself that it has a destination and must travel to get there.
  His top-rated programme now persuades people to go out and buy satellite receivers.
  I ought to have gone on to change the bed sheets and pillow cases but energy levels persuaded me otherwise.
  No doubt volatile stock markets have persuaded many more of us to invest as much as possible in Premium Bonds.
  Such successes persuaded them to form a partnership, and they were the stars of this BBC show.
  The commercial success of the song persuaded him to leave the band and embark on a solo career.
  She explained that the event had finally persuaded her husband to wear his thick glasses in public.
  There is nothing that we have read or heard which persuades us that the situation has changed since then.
  There are two events that have persuaded him that the situation is critical.
  A more modern party may finally persuade them out of their armchairs and into the polling booth.
  Nor do I think a slippery slope case would persuade anyone who can see nothing wrong with banning such views.
  Synonyms
  cause, lead, move, dispose, incline, motivate, induce

Usage

For a discussion of the difference between persuade and convince, see convince

Derivatives

persuasible

adjective pəˈsweɪzəb(ə)lpərˈsweɪzəb(ə)l

Origin

Late 15th century: from Latin persuadere, from per- 'through, to completion' + suadere 'advise'.

Rhymes

abrade, afraid, aid, aide, ambuscade, arcade, balustrade, barricade, Belgrade, blade, blockade, braid, brigade, brocade, cannonade, carronade, cascade, cavalcade, cockade, colonnade, crusade, dissuade, downgrade, enfilade, esplanade, evade, fade, fusillade, glade, grade, grenade, grillade, handmade, harlequinade, homemade, invade, jade, lade, laid, lemonade, limeade, made, maid, man-made, marinade, masquerade, newlaid, orangeade, paid, palisade, parade, pasquinade, pervade, raid, serenade, shade, Sinéad, staid, stockade, stock-in-trade, suede, tailor-made, they'd, tirade, trade, Ubaid, underpaid, undismayed, unplayed, unsprayed, unswayed, upbraid, upgrade, wade

Definition of persuade in US English:

persuade

verbpərˈswādpərˈsweɪd

1with object and infinitive Cause (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.
说服，劝服
it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing
虽然不容易，但是我还是说服了他去做正确的事。
Example sentencesExamples
- The music persuades you to move whether you want to or not.
- His agent has been trying to persuade him to move down to London, so that he will be closer to the jobs.
- She was hanging on to my arm, but one of the teachers got her to come away by persuading her to go and read a book.
- They only lived in Las Vegas for six months, until Jena persuaded her mom to move to Los Angeles.
- Alas, the lead singer's attempts to persuade him to remove his shirt for the ladies went down the toilet.
- He stayed in the court room for around 20 minutes until a police officer arrived and persuaded him to leave.
- ‘I did some research and took a long time persuading Mary to take the gamble, but in January this year a dentist started removing her fillings,’ he said.
- After several minutes reasoning, Rachel was persuaded to give the mouse freedom in the front garden.
- Surprised, the flight attendant and the co-pilot asked what he said to her that finally persuaded her to move from her seat.
- Two years later he persuaded her to move from Queensland to his home town of Melbourne, where he would look after her and her career.
- Efforts to persuade teenagers to stay at school had also been increased.
- But we have to move on from recycling to persuading people not to take home stuff that they will throw away in short order.
- It tends to persuade people who may be otherwise inclined to carry out a preventative maintenance service once a year.
- You have no idea how difficult it was to persuade him to move it back into the kitchen.
- A police negotiator persuaded the man to release the woman and child about 30 minutes after the siege began.
- He believes this would persuade many motorists to switch to a second-hand purchase.
- The arguments and results may persuade you to change the way you coach this critical skill.
- He said the drivers were persuaded to move their cars before the towing company arrived.
- She states that Rob was holding her hand leading and persuading her to walk along the road towards his house.
- Her dad's efforts to persuade her to buy a computer have fallen on deaf ears.
Synonyms
prevail on, talk someone into, coax, convince, make, get, press someone into, induce, win someone over, bring someone round, argue someone into, pressure someone into, pressurize someone into, coerce, influence, sway, prompt, inveigle, entice, tempt, lure, cajole, wheedle someone into, get round, blarney, prod someone into, reason someone into
1. 1.1with object Cause (someone) to believe something, especially after a sustained effort; convince.
  使相信，使信服
  with object and clause he did everything he could to persuade the police that he was the robber
  他尽一切努力来使警察相信他就是那个抢劫犯。
  they must often be persuaded of the potential severity of their drinking problems
  Example sentencesExamples
  He seems truly to have been persuaded of the justice of his claims.
  If you really were persuaded of determinism, the hope would collapse.
  How could I persuade her to believe me and not think I was being mental or playing a joke?
  Certainly, not all of Asia is yet persuaded of the value of these products.
  But when I ask his closest advisers whether the Prime Minister has been persuaded of this, they hum and haw.
  I believe that, since he was persuaded that his initial view was wrong, he was positively obliged to alter it.
  The former is even more likely to be persuaded of the soundness of his brief.
  Your Lordship could only give permission to appeal if your Lordship were persuaded of either of two things.
  Hamilton seemed to be finally persuaded of the merits of taking the game by the scruff of the neck.
  He persuaded Americans to believe not only in their power but also in the righteousness of that power.
  Why would individuals expend effort to persuade an audience about something that it already believes?
  So it was quite incredible to see people willingly parade across this fiery pathway, but Cliff had done a great job in persuading us to believe that we could.
  And then there's the myth of objectivity, which persuades us that there's nothing out there to believe in any more.
  No human voice can persuade the man who believes that God is speaking in his other ear.
  There was a high proportion of this electorate who are not persuaded of his leadership abilities.
  The police officers gave the couple their towels and, after persuading the uncooperative woman that her children were safe, led them outside.
  Applying that standard we were not persuaded of the guilt of the employee and we could not move honestly to dismissal.
  It is easier to be persuaded of all this than to prove it in detail.
  Investors have yet to be persuaded of the merits of this new tack, but they have little choice in the matter.
  Under the Criminal Code, police can install a tracking device only after persuading a judge there are reasonable grounds to believe a crime has been or will be committed.
  Synonyms
  convince, assure, make certain
2. 1.2 (of a situation or event) provide a sound reason for (someone) to do something.
  （情形，事件）驱使；敦促
  the cost of the manor's restoration persuaded them to take in guests
  修复庄园的花费迫使他们只好接纳宾客。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A more modern party may finally persuade them out of their armchairs and into the polling booth.
  Laurel and Hardy's best performances persuade you that humiliation is not all it's cracked up to be.
  I ought to have gone on to change the bed sheets and pillow cases but energy levels persuaded me otherwise.
  His top-rated programme now persuades people to go out and buy satellite receivers.
  But then a couple of things happened that persuaded me to change my mind.
  The alarm woke me at 6.30 the next morning, but the sound of heavy rain on the van roof persuaded me to switch it off and go back to sleep.
  The commercial success of the song persuaded him to leave the band and embark on a solo career.
  There are two events that have persuaded him that the situation is critical.
  She explained that the event had finally persuaded her husband to wear his thick glasses in public.
  The projects have all been evaluated against our success checklist and have all persuaded people to change their behaviour.
  Such successes persuaded them to form a partnership, and they were the stars of this BBC show.
  If the moral case won't persuade everyone, perhaps the practical case will.
  No doubt volatile stock markets have persuaded many more of us to invest as much as possible in Premium Bonds.
  A quick look at the book's references persuades me that the book provides no support for the fallback position.
  There is nothing that we have read or heard which persuades us that the situation has changed since then.
  But the supposed need for an early revolution did persuade many to accept violence as a temporary necessity.
  Once again, I have concluded that the evidence does not persuade me that this event occurred.
  Nor do I think a slippery slope case would persuade anyone who can see nothing wrong with banning such views.
  Further protests have persuaded them to put the whole thing on hold.
  The party persuaded itself that it has a destination and must travel to get there.
  Synonyms
  cause, lead, move, dispose, incline, motivate, induce

Usage

For a discussion of the difference between persuade and convince, see convince

Origin

Late 15th century: from Latin persuadere, from per- ‘through, to completion’ + suadere ‘advise’.

词汇	persuade
释义	Definition of persuade in English: persuade verb pəˈsweɪdpərˈsweɪd 1with object and infinitive Induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument. 说服，劝服 it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing 虽然不容易，但是我还是说服了他去做正确的事。 Example sentencesExamples A police negotiator persuaded the man to release the woman and child about 30 minutes after the siege began. He stayed in the court room for around 20 minutes until a police officer arrived and persuaded him to leave. She states that Rob was holding her hand leading and persuading her to walk along the road towards his house. Her dad's efforts to persuade her to buy a computer have fallen on deaf ears. ‘I did some research and took a long time persuading Mary to take the gamble, but in January this year a dentist started removing her fillings,’ he said. They only lived in Las Vegas for six months, until Jena persuaded her mom to move to Los Angeles. After several minutes reasoning, Rachel was persuaded to give the mouse freedom in the front garden. You have no idea how difficult it was to persuade him to move it back into the kitchen. Efforts to persuade teenagers to stay at school had also been increased. It tends to persuade people who may be otherwise inclined to carry out a preventative maintenance service once a year. The arguments and results may persuade you to change the way you coach this critical skill. Two years later he persuaded her to move from Queensland to his home town of Melbourne, where he would look after her and her career. He said the drivers were persuaded to move their cars before the towing company arrived. She was hanging on to my arm, but one of the teachers got her to come away by persuading her to go and read a book. The music persuades you to move whether you want to or not. Surprised, the flight attendant and the co-pilot asked what he said to her that finally persuaded her to move from her seat. He believes this would persuade many motorists to switch to a second-hand purchase. Alas, the lead singer's attempts to persuade him to remove his shirt for the ladies went down the toilet. But we have to move on from recycling to persuading people not to take home stuff that they will throw away in short order. His agent has been trying to persuade him to move down to London, so that he will be closer to the jobs. Synonyms prevail on, talk someone into, coax, convince, make, get, press someone into, induce, win someone over, bring someone round, argue someone into, pressure someone into, pressurize someone into, coerce, influence, sway, prompt, inveigle, entice, tempt, lure, cajole, wheedle someone into, get round, blarney, prod someone into, reason someone into Law procure informal sweet-talk, smooth-talk, soft-soap, twist someone's arm 1.1with object Cause (someone) to believe something, especially after a sustained effort; convince. 使相信，使信服 health boards were finally persuaded of the desirability of psychiatric units 健康委员会最终相信了在区综合医院设立精神病部门是可取的。 with object and clause he did everything he could to persuade the police that he was the robber 他尽一切努力来使警察相信他就是那个抢劫犯。 Example sentencesExamples How could I persuade her to believe me and not think I was being mental or playing a joke? The former is even more likely to be persuaded of the soundness of his brief. So it was quite incredible to see people willingly parade across this fiery pathway, but Cliff had done a great job in persuading us to believe that we could. No human voice can persuade the man who believes that God is speaking in his other ear. He seems truly to have been persuaded of the justice of his claims. He persuaded Americans to believe not only in their power but also in the righteousness of that power. It is easier to be persuaded of all this than to prove it in detail. And then there's the myth of objectivity, which persuades us that there's nothing out there to believe in any more. Investors have yet to be persuaded of the merits of this new tack, but they have little choice in the matter. There was a high proportion of this electorate who are not persuaded of his leadership abilities. I believe that, since he was persuaded that his initial view was wrong, he was positively obliged to alter it. If you really were persuaded of determinism, the hope would collapse. Certainly, not all of Asia is yet persuaded of the value of these products. The police officers gave the couple their towels and, after persuading the uncooperative woman that her children were safe, led them outside. Under the Criminal Code, police can install a tracking device only after persuading a judge there are reasonable grounds to believe a crime has been or will be committed. Why would individuals expend effort to persuade an audience about something that it already believes? Your Lordship could only give permission to appeal if your Lordship were persuaded of either of two things. Applying that standard we were not persuaded of the guilt of the employee and we could not move honestly to dismissal. Hamilton seemed to be finally persuaded of the merits of taking the game by the scruff of the neck. But when I ask his closest advisers whether the Prime Minister has been persuaded of this, they hum and haw. Synonyms convince, assure, make certain 1.2 (of a situation or event) provide a sound reason for (someone) to do something. （情形，事件）驱使；敦促 the cost of the manor's restoration persuaded them to take in guests 修复庄园的花费迫使他们只好接纳宾客。 Example sentencesExamples A quick look at the book's references persuades me that the book provides no support for the fallback position. But the supposed need for an early revolution did persuade many to accept violence as a temporary necessity. If the moral case won't persuade everyone, perhaps the practical case will. But then a couple of things happened that persuaded me to change my mind. Once again, I have concluded that the evidence does not persuade me that this event occurred. The alarm woke me at 6.30 the next morning, but the sound of heavy rain on the van roof persuaded me to switch it off and go back to sleep. Laurel and Hardy's best performances persuade you that humiliation is not all it's cracked up to be. Further protests have persuaded them to put the whole thing on hold. The projects have all been evaluated against our success checklist and have all persuaded people to change their behaviour. The party persuaded itself that it has a destination and must travel to get there. His top-rated programme now persuades people to go out and buy satellite receivers. I ought to have gone on to change the bed sheets and pillow cases but energy levels persuaded me otherwise. No doubt volatile stock markets have persuaded many more of us to invest as much as possible in Premium Bonds. Such successes persuaded them to form a partnership, and they were the stars of this BBC show. The commercial success of the song persuaded him to leave the band and embark on a solo career. She explained that the event had finally persuaded her husband to wear his thick glasses in public. There is nothing that we have read or heard which persuades us that the situation has changed since then. There are two events that have persuaded him that the situation is critical. A more modern party may finally persuade them out of their armchairs and into the polling booth. Nor do I think a slippery slope case would persuade anyone who can see nothing wrong with banning such views. Synonyms cause, lead, move, dispose, incline, motivate, induce Usage For a discussion of the difference between persuade and convince, see convince Derivatives persuasible adjective pəˈsweɪzəb(ə)lpərˈsweɪzəb(ə)l Origin Late 15th century: from Latin persuadere, from per- 'through, to completion' + suadere 'advise'. Rhymes abrade, afraid, aid, aide, ambuscade, arcade, balustrade, barricade, Belgrade, blade, blockade, braid, brigade, brocade, cannonade, carronade, cascade, cavalcade, cockade, colonnade, crusade, dissuade, downgrade, enfilade, esplanade, evade, fade, fusillade, glade, grade, grenade, grillade, handmade, harlequinade, homemade, invade, jade, lade, laid, lemonade, limeade, made, maid, man-made, marinade, masquerade, newlaid, orangeade, paid, palisade, parade, pasquinade, pervade, raid, serenade, shade, Sinéad, staid, stockade, stock-in-trade, suede, tailor-made, they'd, tirade, trade, Ubaid, underpaid, undismayed, unplayed, unsprayed, unswayed, upbraid, upgrade, wade Definition of persuade in US English: persuade verbpərˈswādpərˈsweɪd 1with object and infinitive Cause (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument. 说服，劝服 it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing 虽然不容易，但是我还是说服了他去做正确的事。 Example sentencesExamples The music persuades you to move whether you want to or not. His agent has been trying to persuade him to move down to London, so that he will be closer to the jobs. She was hanging on to my arm, but one of the teachers got her to come away by persuading her to go and read a book. They only lived in Las Vegas for six months, until Jena persuaded her mom to move to Los Angeles. Alas, the lead singer's attempts to persuade him to remove his shirt for the ladies went down the toilet. He stayed in the court room for around 20 minutes until a police officer arrived and persuaded him to leave. ‘I did some research and took a long time persuading Mary to take the gamble, but in January this year a dentist started removing her fillings,’ he said. After several minutes reasoning, Rachel was persuaded to give the mouse freedom in the front garden. Surprised, the flight attendant and the co-pilot asked what he said to her that finally persuaded her to move from her seat. Two years later he persuaded her to move from Queensland to his home town of Melbourne, where he would look after her and her career. Efforts to persuade teenagers to stay at school had also been increased. But we have to move on from recycling to persuading people not to take home stuff that they will throw away in short order. It tends to persuade people who may be otherwise inclined to carry out a preventative maintenance service once a year. You have no idea how difficult it was to persuade him to move it back into the kitchen. A police negotiator persuaded the man to release the woman and child about 30 minutes after the siege began. He believes this would persuade many motorists to switch to a second-hand purchase. The arguments and results may persuade you to change the way you coach this critical skill. He said the drivers were persuaded to move their cars before the towing company arrived. She states that Rob was holding her hand leading and persuading her to walk along the road towards his house. Her dad's efforts to persuade her to buy a computer have fallen on deaf ears. Synonyms prevail on, talk someone into, coax, convince, make, get, press someone into, induce, win someone over, bring someone round, argue someone into, pressure someone into, pressurize someone into, coerce, influence, sway, prompt, inveigle, entice, tempt, lure, cajole, wheedle someone into, get round, blarney, prod someone into, reason someone into 1.1with object Cause (someone) to believe something, especially after a sustained effort; convince. 使相信，使信服 with object and clause he did everything he could to persuade the police that he was the robber 他尽一切努力来使警察相信他就是那个抢劫犯。 they must often be persuaded of the potential severity of their drinking problems Example sentencesExamples He seems truly to have been persuaded of the justice of his claims. If you really were persuaded of determinism, the hope would collapse. How could I persuade her to believe me and not think I was being mental or playing a joke? Certainly, not all of Asia is yet persuaded of the value of these products. But when I ask his closest advisers whether the Prime Minister has been persuaded of this, they hum and haw. I believe that, since he was persuaded that his initial view was wrong, he was positively obliged to alter it. The former is even more likely to be persuaded of the soundness of his brief. Your Lordship could only give permission to appeal if your Lordship were persuaded of either of two things. Hamilton seemed to be finally persuaded of the merits of taking the game by the scruff of the neck. He persuaded Americans to believe not only in their power but also in the righteousness of that power. Why would individuals expend effort to persuade an audience about something that it already believes? So it was quite incredible to see people willingly parade across this fiery pathway, but Cliff had done a great job in persuading us to believe that we could. And then there's the myth of objectivity, which persuades us that there's nothing out there to believe in any more. No human voice can persuade the man who believes that God is speaking in his other ear. There was a high proportion of this electorate who are not persuaded of his leadership abilities. The police officers gave the couple their towels and, after persuading the uncooperative woman that her children were safe, led them outside. Applying that standard we were not persuaded of the guilt of the employee and we could not move honestly to dismissal. It is easier to be persuaded of all this than to prove it in detail. Investors have yet to be persuaded of the merits of this new tack, but they have little choice in the matter. Under the Criminal Code, police can install a tracking device only after persuading a judge there are reasonable grounds to believe a crime has been or will be committed. Synonyms convince, assure, make certain 1.2 (of a situation or event) provide a sound reason for (someone) to do something. （情形，事件）驱使；敦促 the cost of the manor's restoration persuaded them to take in guests 修复庄园的花费迫使他们只好接纳宾客。 Example sentencesExamples A more modern party may finally persuade them out of their armchairs and into the polling booth. Laurel and Hardy's best performances persuade you that humiliation is not all it's cracked up to be. I ought to have gone on to change the bed sheets and pillow cases but energy levels persuaded me otherwise. His top-rated programme now persuades people to go out and buy satellite receivers. But then a couple of things happened that persuaded me to change my mind. The alarm woke me at 6.30 the next morning, but the sound of heavy rain on the van roof persuaded me to switch it off and go back to sleep. The commercial success of the song persuaded him to leave the band and embark on a solo career. There are two events that have persuaded him that the situation is critical. She explained that the event had finally persuaded her husband to wear his thick glasses in public. The projects have all been evaluated against our success checklist and have all persuaded people to change their behaviour. Such successes persuaded them to form a partnership, and they were the stars of this BBC show. If the moral case won't persuade everyone, perhaps the practical case will. No doubt volatile stock markets have persuaded many more of us to invest as much as possible in Premium Bonds. A quick look at the book's references persuades me that the book provides no support for the fallback position. There is nothing that we have read or heard which persuades us that the situation has changed since then. But the supposed need for an early revolution did persuade many to accept violence as a temporary necessity. Once again, I have concluded that the evidence does not persuade me that this event occurred. Nor do I think a slippery slope case would persuade anyone who can see nothing wrong with banning such views. Further protests have persuaded them to put the whole thing on hold. The party persuaded itself that it has a destination and must travel to get there. Synonyms cause, lead, move, dispose, incline, motivate, induce Usage For a discussion of the difference between persuade and convince, see convince Origin Late 15th century: from Latin persuadere, from per- ‘through, to completion’ + suadere ‘advise’.
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