as in to convince
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request
she persuaded us that she can indeed communicate with the dead he persuaded his teachers to grant an extension
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Recent Examples of persuade
Then Sara makes one last attempt to persuade him to stay with her.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Borges also persuaded the detective ultimately responsible for Muller’s arrest, Misty Carausu, to come.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
This month, Preller is attempting to persuade Japanese ace Roki Sasaki and his legal team to commit to the Padres for the next six seasons.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
In those cases, the club have been able to persuade the player that all will be well and they will be registered without issue, which has been easy enough to back up because, in the end, all of them have.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Borges also persuaded the detective ultimately responsible for Muller’s arrest, Misty Carausu, to come.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
This month, Preller is attempting to persuade Japanese ace Roki Sasaki and his legal team to commit to the Padres for the next six seasons.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
In those cases, the club have been able to persuade the player that all will be well and they will be registered without issue, which has been easy enough to back up because, in the end, all of them have.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuade. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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