Persuade (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), per·suad·ed, per·suad·ing.
  1. to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
  2. to induce to believe by appealing to reason or understanding; convince: to persuade the judge of the prisoner's innocence.
verb (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive)
  1. to induce, urge, or prevail upon successfully
  2. to cause to believe; convince
Persuade (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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