as in to discourage
to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action
tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college
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Greenpeace hopes to win to dissuade other companies from filing similar cases.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
Kyiv needs some arrangement that can dissuade Russia from resuming the war at a moment of its choosing.
—Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
But this ramification is unlikely to dissuade Wilken from granting final approval.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Such dynamics may have dissuaded some candidates from applying for the role.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
Kyiv needs some arrangement that can dissuade Russia from resuming the war at a moment of its choosing.
—Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
But this ramification is unlikely to dissuade Wilken from granting final approval.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Such dynamics may have dissuaded some candidates from applying for the role.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dissuade
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“Dissuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissuade. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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