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Verb persuade has 2 senses
- carry, persuade, sway - win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"
--1 is one way to influence, act upon, work
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- persuade - 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!"
--2 is one way to induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
Antonyms: dissuade, deter
Sample sentence:
They persuade him to write the letter
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