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dissuaded
 

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Verb dissuade has 1 sense
  1. dissuade, deter - turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
    --1 is one way to advise, counsel
    Antonyms: persuade
    Derived forms: noun dissuasion1, noun dissuasion2
    Sample sentences:
    Sam cannot dissuade Sue
    They dissuade him to write the letter

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dissuaded

Part of Speech: verb

Definition 1: To persuade someone not to do something or to discourage someone from a particular course of action.

Example sentence 1: I tried to dissuade her from taking the risky job offer.

Example sentence 2: They were dissuaded by their parents from traveling alone at night.

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