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English Dictionary: persuasive by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
persuasive
adj
  1. intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument"
    Antonym(s): dissuasive
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Persuasive \Per*sua"sive\, a. [Cf. F. persuasif.]
      Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as,
      persuasive eloquence. [bd]Persuasive words.[b8] --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Persuasive \Per*sua"sive\, n.
      That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an
      exhortation. -- {Per*sua"sive*ly}, adv. --
      {Per*sua"sive*ness}, n.
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