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English Dictionary: suasion by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suasion
n
  1. the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
    Synonym(s): persuasion, suasion
    Antonym(s): dissuasion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Suasion \Sua"sion\, n. [L. suasio, fr. suadere, suasum, to
      advise, persuade, fr. suadus persuading, persuasive; akin to
      suavis sweet: cf. OF. suasion. See {Suave}, and cf.
      {Dissuade}, {Persuade}.]
      The act of persuading; persuasion; as, moral suasion.
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