dissuade
To convince not to try or doTo convince not to try or do.
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» Tom won't be easily dissuaded.
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Examples
33 sentencesTom won't be easily dissuaded.
She was not so easily dissuaded.
I constantly dissuade children from reading novels.
Meaning
1 sensesTo convince not to try or do.
Jane dissuaded Martha from committing suicide.
abbringen, abraten
разубежда́тьrazubeždátʹ, разубеди́тьrazubedítʹ
- turn away from by persuasion
Origin
From Middle French dissuader, from Latin dissuādeō (“to urge differently”, “to advise agaiFrom Middle French dissuader, from Latin dissuādeō (“to urge differently”, “to advise against”, “to dissuade”), from dis- (“away from”, “asunder”) + suādeō (“to recommend”, “to advise”, “to urge”).
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Forms
dissuades, dissuading, dissuaded, dissuadedTenses
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Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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