dissuade

American  

[dih-sweyd] / dɪˈsweɪd /

verb (used with object)

dissuaded, dissuading

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

   She dissuaded him from leaving home.

2. Archaic.  to advise or urge against.

   to dissuade an action.

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dissuade British  

/ 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)

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Other Word Forms

• dissuadable adjective
• dissuader noun
• dissuasion noun
• dissuasive adjective
• dissuasively adverb
• dissuasiveness noun
• predissuade verb (used with object)
• undissuadable adjective

Etymology

Origin of dissuade

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

Example Sentences

He added there was an "unwelcome increase in tax on landlord income from rental property which, on top of recent legislation, rather dissuades people from investing in property to let".

From BBC

Parallel talks on gas supplies are also underway, as Russia has been offering only short-term contracts in recent months -- a tactic Vucic has said was aimed at dissuading Serbia from seizing NIS.

From Barron's

However, more recent efforts to dissuade asylum seekers have failed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Petro said the new planes will be used to dissuade "aggression against Colombia, wherever it may come from."

From Barron's

“It massively cut payments because they knew that this was a moment where she was going to be proceeding with an appeal, and that they wanted to essentially dissuade defense counsel from participating,” Barlow said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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