persuade

He got out of the car and tried to persuade the victim to come back inside, even removing the handcuffs, the affidavit said.

"He offered no mitigation and the panel was not persuaded that there had been any breach of his rights to privacy."

Rob Manfred, baseball’s commissioner, does not need to persuade fans about this.

For the second straight year, casino-owning tribes persuaded lawmakers to pass legislation that directly attacks the tribes’ business competitors.

Wielding a remote control that brought up a succession of graphs, she sought to persuade activists - and the voters at home - that "anyone with half a brain can see that won't cut bills".