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persuade English

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persuade Verb

— If you persuade somebody to do something, you make them do it, usually by telling them why it's a good thing to do. She tried to persuade her mother to leave Greensburg. He hoped she could be persuaded to join him as he travelled through France and Germany. — If you persuade somebody of something, you make them believe that it's true. I was able to persuade my parents that I needed a new cell phone. We tried to persuade him of the danger of staying.

persuade

— verb (= carry, sway) win approval or support for Carry all before one His speech did not sway the voters — verb cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!

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convince induce coax influence urge prevail upon entice cajole win over talk into sway incite invite tempt seduce lead prevail instruct ask advise admonish warn lure force dissuade compel cause assure wheedle trick talk over solicit satisfy remonstrate reassure prevail on preach inspire inflect incline guide flex flatter fix explain draw determine decline decide deceive

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Persuade

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Simple sentences

Tom couldn't persuade Mary to stay.
Mary did her best to persuade Tom not to tell her parents about the accident.
I tried in vain to persuade them.
How did you persuade Tom to help you?
I couldn't persuade her to go with us.
It is difficult for us to persuade him.
Nothing would persuade him.
I could not persuade him that it was true.
You might as well reason with the wolf as try to persuade that man.
My wife tried to persuade me into buying a new car.
We failed to persuade him.
I could not persuade him of my honesty.
I tried to persuade him, but in vain.
I tried to persuade her in vain.
I failed to persuade her.
It took me some time to persuade her.
We tried to persuade him.
I tried in vain to persuade him not to smoke any more.
It is no use trying to persuade him.
No words availed to persuade him.
Can you persuade him to join our club?
We have to use every means to persuade him.
I tried to persuade him by all possible means.
He tried to persuade her.
It is absurd to try to persuade them.

Movie subtitles

In 1 793, the 1 st Earl Macartney led an expedition to the Qianlong Emperor, in a vain effort to persuade the Chinese to re-open their empire to trade.
You should try to persuade her nicely.
You can reveal whatever you want to the world, but you will never persuade me to break the oath that I swore to my husband.
Two honorable men try amiably to persuade her to confess.
My darling, I shall persuade your father to let us marry now.
I'm sure I can persuade him while we're gone.
You needn't think you can persuade me not to examine the most wonderful find of my whole experience out here.
Well, I think I could persuade him.
I can persuade him to help you.
Well, would it help if I could persuade him to meet you?
Nothing can persuade me.
I think I might be able to persuade Wilfred to go, too.
Well, I told them you might have a few doubts but I couldn't persuade them to come down here and prove it.
See if you can persuade him.
Perhaps I can persuade you to stay.
Could I persuade you to accept my hospitality until such time as you should grow weary of me?
Can't you persuade him?
Perhaps he can persuade you.
Since the Spaniards have been thoughtless enough to sink our craft. I'll see if I can't persuade them to lend us one of theirs.
My uncle sent me here to persuade you to leave.
What can I do to persuade you?
There's a great deal that you might persuade me to do for you.
You must persuade him, Mrs. Strauss This is no time for pride, isn't it?
It took me three weeks to persuade her that I'd never seen her before in my life.
Would you tell Mrs Black to look after the young lady and if she can persuade her to get a little sleep, so much the better?
Now look, Bruce. Persuade Hildy to do the story and you can write out a fat insurance policy for me.
I hesitate to mention it, but could you not persuade Clifford.. To see how grievously he wrongs his family.
You persuade people that you love them so much that they ought to love you back.
How can I persuade you.
You don't have to trust me as long as you can persuade me to trust you.
Oh, he's just trying to persuade her to quit Callahan.

News and current affairs

That will not change until a new consciousness emerges worldwide to persuade states to support binding international law.
Far from opposing absolutist power as an impediment to religious democracy, they tried to persuade the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, of the value of reform.
Should Mousavi persuade Khamenei to reconsider his position, the Supreme Leader's hold on power will be shaken.
The new prime minister will need to persuade Germany, financial markets, and the European Council that Italy is a reliable partner.
Like Franklin Roosevelt, who acted very cautiously in trying to persuade American opinion to abandon isolationism in the 1930's, Merkel has proceeded cautiously on saving the euro.
Another question is whether any sanctions will be enough to persuade Iran's leaders to accept verifiable limits on their nuclear program.
Will China be welcomed, or humiliatingly rebuffed, in its effort to persuade the International Monetary Fund to include the renminbi in its unit of account, Special Drawing Rights (SDR)?
The experience of the previous incumbent, former Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy, in dealing with his own country's fractious coalitions proved very useful when he had to persuade national leaders to make decisions during the euro crisis.
American diplomats are never going to persuade the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran's energy exports.
But undermining his domestic standing by limiting Iran's revenues stands a better chance of succeeding than diplomatic efforts to persuade the regime to suspend uranium enrichment voluntarily, or coercive sanctions.
If we want to persuade others to subscribe to it, we do well to demonstrate that we not only believe in elections and majorities but also in the virtues of responsibility and honor.
The challenge for Egyptian leaders is to persuade Hamas to settle on lesser terms without further fighting.
A volatile electorate can replace last time's winner, but both can try to persuade voters and govern without having to go to extremes to gain a majority.
The European Commission is weary of trying to build a single energy market, which has required it to persuade governments that they must dismantle their existing monopoly operators - a prerequisite to competition.
But, as the crisis deepened, German Chancellor Angela Merkel worked to persuade her European counterparts to implement a broad and biting sanctions regime.
This naturally robs them of the moral authority to persuade others not to acquire nuclear weapons, which continue to be perceived as a source of power and influence, and an insurance policy against attack.
But, despite having finalized the terms of the agreement, Obama failed to persuade Afghanistan's outgoing president, Hamid Karzai, to sign it.
The delay amounts to a serious blow: While the deal itself is unlikely to persuade many undecided Britons to vote to stay in the EU, it is a prerequisite for Cameron to begin campaigning for that outcome.
That is why Rouhani's charm offensive will not be enough to persuade Iran's adversaries that the Islamic Republic is ready to come in from the cold.
So far, however, China has failed to persuade the country's president to lease it one of the 700 uninhabited Maldivian islands for use as a small base for the Chinese navy.
Of course, the main obstacle to electoral reform is the need to persuade those whose jobs depend on maintaining the status quo.
Between now and May, Cameron must persuade voters that the British economy will continue to perform strongly, fueling an increase in real incomes.
Even if Bashir's fellow heads of state succeed in their effort to persuade the United Nations Security Council to defer prosecution - which is highly unlikely - the charges will continue to hang over Bashir's head unless and until he stands trial.
It will require leadership skills of a high order to persuade voters that in order to prevent national decline we must curb our appetite for more and more public spending.

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