- present tense form of persuade (3rd person singular).
persuades
Example Sentences
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Longer-term coverage beyond that point will depend upon whether Medicare persuades insurers to participate—a prospect these companies have already balked at once.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
This is exactly the kind of hype that drives bubbles and persuades ordinary members of the public to take on more risk than they should.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
Kolar explained that, besides actual innocence, “disproportionality is the second most powerful” argument that persuades clemency boards and governors.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026
I would need to see something that would persuades me that, yes, that's OK now, that will be OK.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
But Vincent persuades Tersteeg to meet in the sand dunes at the north end of The Hague.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
