dissuade

verb

dis·​suade di-ˈswād 

dissuaded; dissuading

transitive verb

1

a

: to advise (a person) against something

… dissuading us from base thoughts, low ends, ignoble gains …

—A. T. Quiller-Couch

b

archaic : to advise against (an action)

2

: to turn from something by persuasion

unable to dissuade him from going

dissuader noun

Synonyms

• deter
• discourage
• inhibit

Examples of dissuade in a Sentence

Our warnings did not dissuade them.

tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college

Recent Examples on the Web

The only thing left on the docket that could dissuade the Fed from a December cut is the release next week of separate reports on consumer and producer prices. —Jeff Cox, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024

Ultimately, those tragedies didn’t dissuade Senna from competing. —Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024

Scammers usually creates a strong sense of urgency to avoid giving you time to think and to dissuade you from contacting Apple yourself, directly. —Davey Winder, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

Recall, though, that Ethan tried to dissuade Julie from her plan by suggesting that altering the past has unique consequences. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle French or Latin; Middle French dissuader, from Latin dissuadēre, from dis- + suadēre to urge — more at sweet

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

dissuade

verb

dis·​suade dis-ˈwād 

dissuaded; dissuading

: to persuade or advise not to do something