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Word entry · 8 letters

persuade

Best crossword clue

"Talk into"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪd/Part of speech verbSorted adeeprsuStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

Word origin

From Latin persuādeō (“to persuade”). Cognate to for, sweet.

Used in a sentence

  • That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion.
  • We will persuade him, be it possible.
  • The boy became volubly friendly and bubbling over with unexpected humour and high spirits. He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. Nobody would miss them, he explained.

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