persuade
Example Sentences
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Rates are unlikely to fall far enough to persuade many of those homeowners who want to sell to take on a far more expensive loan.
In fact, MI5 had disclosed Agent X's status in phone calls to me, as it tried to persuade me not to investigate him.
From BBC
Chevron’s catbird seat in the region is the culmination of Wirth’s yearslong effort to persuade Washington that his company is a stabilizing force that prevents China from controlling strategically important oil fields.
That demand allows it to command the best locations and, in some cases, persuade landlords to contribute to store projects.
Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” bowed on the streamer, but the intense enthusiasm that followed persuaded the company to give it a theatrical release over a late summer weekend.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
