persuade
verb (used with object)
to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging.
persuaded
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past participleof persuade.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof persuade.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
persuadeverb (used with object)to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging.
Example Sentences
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In the three months since Mr. Warsh’s first meeting, he has persuaded committee members who in June voted unanimously to stand pat into the opposite conclusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
But she’s been persuaded about the appropriateness of projects approved so far.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
His administration persuaded Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI and Amazon to sign a voluntary pledge not to leave consumers paying for new power infrastructure.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
I honestly don’t know whether this executive VP is an unwitting victim who has been persuaded to invest their own cash, or whether they are an agent of the alleged scammer.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
At last the overexcited children were persuaded to sleep.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
