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    dissuade
    /dɪˈsweɪd/

    verb

    • 1. persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action: "his friends tried to dissuade him from flying"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISSUADE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to persuade someone not to do something: The group hopes to dissuade Congress from cutting funds for health programs. (Definition of dissuade from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of dissuade. dissuade. I have seen other martial arts instructors use similar stratagems to dissuade unwanted students.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dissuadeDissuade Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb dissuade, which means to advise or persuade against something. See how to use dissuade in a sentence and compare it with related words.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dissuadeDissuade - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you dissuade someone, you convince that person not to do something: “When Caroline saw Peter's broken leg, she tried to dissuade him from going on the ski trip.” Remember the meaning of dissuade by comparing it to its more common relative persuade.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISSUADE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to persuade someone not to do something: The group hopes to dissuade Congress from cutting funds for health programs. (Definition of dissuade from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of dissuade. dissuade. For example, plenty of people have gut reactions and intuitions that dissuade them from flying.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › dissuadeDISSUADE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Dissuade definition: to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from). See examples of DISSUADE used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISSUADE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you dissuade someone from doing or believing something, you persuade them not to do or believe it.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › dissuadedissuade verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb dissuade, which means to persuade somebody not to do something. See examples, synonyms and related words in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.