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persuade
verb as in cause to believe; convince to do
Strongest matches
advise, assure, cajole, coax, enlist, entice, exhort, get, impress, incline, induce, influence, prompt, satisfy, sway, urge, woo
Strong matches
actuate, affect, allure, blandish, brainwash, convert, counsel, draw, impel, incite, inveigle, lead, move, propagandize, proselytize, reason, seduce, sell, soft sell, stroke, touch, wheedle
Weak matches
argue into, bring around, bring to senses, gain confidence of, lead to believe, lead to do, prevail upon, proselyte, talk into, turn on to, wear down, win argument, win over, work over
Example Sentences
"I was not persuaded that even if a survey was carried out, that it would be conclusive one way or the other, that it would produce incontrovertible data."
But Kaplan, who is now at Goldman Sachs, also understood how an official who leans against a particular action could be persuaded to support it.
First she persuaded him to close his bank account and open another with a different high street bank.
The Federal Reserve is struggling to persuade some banks to use a lending tool designed to improve the central bank’s control over short-term money markets.
He persuaded the mayor to hire an additional dozen lawyers to help with the workload.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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