Antonyms for persuades

Grammar : Verb

Spell : per-sweyd

Phonetic Transcription : pərˈsweɪd

Definition of persuades

Origin : 1510s, from Middle French persuader (14c.), from Latin persuadere "to bring over by talking," (see persuasion). Related: Persuaded; persuading.

verb cause to believe; convince to do

Example sentences :

"I will write that promise to my mother and see if it persuades her," she informed him.
Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley

In the second she persuades a fisherman to convey her across a sea or lake.
Extract from : « Russian Fairy Tales » by W. R. S. Ralston

Minerva then persuades Pandarus to break the truce by aiming an arrow at Menelaus.
Extract from : « The Iliad of Homer (1873) » by Homer

This done, he finds the maiden there and persuades her to marry him.
Extract from : « The Science of Fairy Tales » by Edwin Sidney Hartland

Dolores makes mischief, and persuades him to leave her all his money.
Extract from : « Etheldreda the Ready » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

Pete has a dream and persuades Billy to accompany him on an expedition.
Extract from : « The Deacon » by Horace C. Dale

He persuades me, or rather, he implores me, to buy—dost thou know what?
Extract from : « Children of the Soil » by Henryk Sienkiewicz

Flammen, who has conceived a deep affection for her, persuades her to be his model.
Extract from : « The Complete Opera Book » by Gustav Kobb

He persuades her to break the enchantment and defy the evil powers by which she has been bound.
Extract from : « The Complete Opera Book » by Gustav Kobb

By His spirit, he persuades us to give Him admission to our hearts.
Extract from : « The World's Great Sermons, Volume 6: H. W. Beecher to Punshon » by Various

Synonyms for persuades

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