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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Persuade \Per*suade"\, v. i.
     To use persuasion; to plead; to prevail by persuasion.
     --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Persuade \Per*suade"\, n.
     Persuasion. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Persuade \Per*suade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Persuaded; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Persuading.] [L. persuadere, persuasum; per +
     suadere to advise, persuade: cf. F. persuader. See Per-,
     and Suasion.]
     1. To influence or gain over by argument, advice, entreaty,
        expostulation, etc.; to draw or incline to a determination
        by presenting sufficient motives.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. --Acts
                                                    xxvi. 28.
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              We will persuade him, be it possible. --Shak.
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     2. To try to influence. [Obsolescent]
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              Hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you.
                                                    --2 Kings
                                                    xviii. 32.
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     3. To convince by argument, or by reasons offered or
        suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe.
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              Beloved, we are persuaded better things of you.
                                                    --Heb. vi. 9.
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     4. To inculcate by argument or expostulation; to advise; to
        recommend. --Jer. Taylor.
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     Syn: To convince; induce; prevail on; win over; allure;
          entice. See Convince.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Persuade \Per*suade"\, v. i.
     To use persuasion; to plead; to prevail by persuasion.
     --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Persuade \Per*suade"\, n.
     Persuasion. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Persuade \Per*suade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Persuaded; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Persuading.] [L. persuadere, persuasum; per +
     suadere to advise, persuade: cf. F. persuader. See Per-,
     and Suasion.]
     1. To influence or gain over by argument, advice, entreaty,
        expostulation, etc.; to draw or incline to a determination
        by presenting sufficient motives.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  persuade
       v 1: win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His
            speech did not sway the voters" [syn: carry, sway]
       2: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or
          course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't
          persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" [ant: dissuade]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  persuade
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 πείθω, παρακινώ, προτρέπω, κάνω να κάνει κάποιον κάτι παρέχοντας
  καλά επιχειρήματα
     2 πείθω, κάνω επιτυχώς κάποιον να αλλάξει γνώμη

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  persuade
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it persuadere  3 s pres ind)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la persuādeō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: persuadir)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  persuade
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To successfully convince (someone) to agree to,
  accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.
  (from 15th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  persuade
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it persuadere  3 s pres ind)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la persuādeō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: persuadir)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  persuade
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it persuadere  3 s pres ind)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la persuādeō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: persuadir)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  persuade
     Englanti vb.
     1 suostutella tekemään jotain
     2 vakuuttaa joku omien ajatustensa oikeellinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  persuade
     Engelska vb.
     övertala, övertyga, intyga

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  persuade /pəswˈeɪd/
  bepraat

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Persuade /pəswˈeɪd/
  أقنع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  persuade //pəˈsweɪd// //pɚˈsweɪd// 
  убедя́, убежда́вам
  to successfully convince (someone) to agree to

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  persuade /pəswˈeɪd/
  přemluvit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  persuade /pəswˈeɪd/
  namluvit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  persuade /pəswˈeɪd/
  přesvědčit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  persuade /pəswˈeɪd/
  přesvědčovat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  persuade /pəswˈeɪd/ 
  perswadio 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  persuade /pəswˈeɪd/
  
  πείθω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  persuade //pəˈsweɪd// //pɚˈsweɪd// 
  vakuuttaa, taivuttaa
  to successfully convince (someone) to agree to

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  persuade /pəsʌɔd/
  1. convaincre
  2. inspirer, persuader

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  persuade /pəswˈeɪd/ 
  1. के लिए राजी करना
        "I persuaded her to do my work."
  2. समझाना
        "The judge was not fully persuaded by the evidence."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  persuade /pəswˈeɪd/
  nagovoriti, natjerati, uvjeriti

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  persuade /pəswˈeɪd/
  convincere

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  persuade //pəˈsweɪd// //pɚˈsweɪd// 
  説く, 説得
  to successfully convince (someone) to agree to

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  persuade /pəsʌɔd/
  persuadere

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  persuade /pəsʌɔd/
  1. overtuigen
  2. bepraten, overhalen, overreden

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  persuade /pəˈsweɪd/ 
    przekonywać (oneself - się)  (sb to do sth - kogoś, by coś zrobił)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  persuade /pəsʌɔd/
  1. convencer, persuadir

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  persuade /pəsʌɔd/
  convencer

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  persuade //pəˈsweɪd// //pɚˈsweɪd// 
  övertala, övertyga
  to successfully convince (someone) to agree to

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  persuade /pəswˈeɪd/
  1. ikna etmek, inandırmak
  2. gönlünü yapmak, razı etmek
  3. kandırmak. persuadable  kandırılabilir, ikna edilebilir.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/pɝˈsweɪd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  74 Moby Thesaurus words for "persuade":
     admonish, affect, argue into, assure, be convincing, bend, bias,
     bring, bring home to, bring over, bring round, bring to reason,
     captivate, carry conviction, caution, charge, charm, color, con,
     convert, convict, convince, dispose, draw over, drive home to,
     encourage, enjoin, evangelize, exhort, expostulate, gain,
     gain over, hook, hook in, importune, incite, incline, induce,
     influence, inspire belief, issue a caveat, lead, lead to believe,
     move, outtalk, preach, predispose, press, prevail on, prevail upon,
     prevail with, prompt, proselyte, proselytize, remonstrate, satisfy,
     sell, sell one on, soften up, sway, talk into, talk over, tinge,
     tone, urge, wangle, wangle into, warn, wean, wear down, weigh with,
     win, win over, work
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 劝,使...相信,说服;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 劝,使相信,说服
     vi. 被说服

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