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Word entry · 8 letters

dissuade

Best crossword clue

"Talk out of doing"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈsweɪd/Part of speech verbSorted addeissuStarts with DEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. turn away from by persuasion

Word origin

From Middle French dissuader, from Latin dissuādeō (“to urge differently”, “to advise against”, “to dissuade”), from dis- (“away from”, “asunder”) + suādeō (“to recommend”, “to advise”, “to urge”).

Used in a sentence

  • “Jane dissuaded Martha from committing suicide.”

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