Definisjon av persuade

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Verb

persuade - 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!"
dissuade, deter turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
cause, induce, stimulate, have, get, make give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
hustle pressure or urge someone into an action
bring round, bring around cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"
badger persuade through constant efforts
sell persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
chat up talk to someone with the aim of persuading him
talk into persuade somebody to do something
rope in draw in as if with a rope; lure; "The agent had roped in several customers"
blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle, palaver influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
convince, win over, convert change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"
brainwash submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly
assure assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"
influence, charm, tempt have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
prevail use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"
drag proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours"
tempt try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"
seduce, score, make lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"
persuade - win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"
carry, sway
act upon, influence, work have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
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Verb

persuade - To successfully convince someone to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence. Compare sway.
persuade - To urge, plead; to try to convince someone to do something.

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  • persuade
    To cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action.
  • persuade
    To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) persuade
  • Presens: persuade / persuades
  • Preteritum: persuaded
  • Perfektum: (have) persuaded

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