dissuade

[ dih-sweyd ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·suad·ed, dis·suad·ing.

1. to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from ):

   She dissuaded him from leaving home.

2. Archaic. to advise or urge against:

   to dissuade an action.

dissuade

/ dɪˈsweɪd /

verb

1. often foll by from to deter (someone) by persuasion from a course of action, policy, etc
2. to advise against (an action, etc)

Derived Forms

• disˈsuasive, adjective
• disˈsuader, noun
• disˈsuadable, adjective
• disˈsuasiveness, noun
• disˈsuasively, adverb
• disˈsuasion, noun

Other Words From

• dis·suada·ble adjective
• dis·suader noun
• predis·suade verb (used with object) predissuaded predissuading
• undis·suada·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissuade¹

1505–15; < Latin dissuādēre, equivalent to dis- dis- ¹ + suādēre to recommend, urge, derivative of suād-, base of suāvis tasting agreeable; suave

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissuade¹

C15: from Latin dissuādēre, from dis- ¹+ suādēre to persuade

Example Sentences

The point of publishing all the scary stats is not to dissuade people from being professional musicians.

From The Daily Beast

This information can hopefully help dissuade other Muslims from joining or financially supporting ISIS.

From The Daily Beast

The argument also went that the lack of publicity would dissuade would-be hostage-takers from bothering to grab reporters.

From The Daily Beast

Those excuses would do little to dissuade those enforcing the statute, if the U.S. had concrete proof of the suspected killings.

From The Daily Beast

Solmaz says she has never seen police try to round up or dissuade the dealers who work around Khaneye Honarmanan.

From The Daily Beast

He tried to dissuade her from it, those aeronautic expeditions not being free from danger.

From Project Gutenberg

He used his influence to prevent any attack on the ducalists and dissuade the Livornese from secession.

From Project Gutenberg

The infant seeks to grasp the burning lamp;—the parent endeavors to dissuade him from it.

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Later, however, she became resigned and did not try to dissuade her husband from accompanying the fallen Emperor.

From Project Gutenberg

I attempted earnestly to dissuade them from this, but they wept pitifully and implored me to let them come.

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Related Words

• deter
• discourage
• divert
• faze
• prevent
• thwart
• warn