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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
1D2I3S4S5U6A7D8E

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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