persuade : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: persuade	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for persuade
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
persuade v win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters" Synonym(s): carry, persuade, sway 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!" Antonym(s): deter, dissuade
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Persuade \Per*suade"\, v. i. To use persuasion; to plead; to prevail by persuasion. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Persuade \Per*suade"\, n. Persuasion. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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, expostulation, etc.; to draw or incline to a determination by presenting sufficient motives.