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persuade
verb /pəˈsweɪd/
a) To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence. Compare sway.

That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion.

b) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something).

He persuaded me to go home, but I refused.

Syn: convince
Ant: dissuade

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