dissuade
verb (used with object)
to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed byfrom ).
dissuaded
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past participleof dissuade.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 dissuade.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dissuadeverb (used with object)to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed byfrom ).
Example Sentences
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He may have been dissuaded from imposing a toll, but this is the way he thinks, and this is how he defines U.S. interests.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
Immigration raids and wildfires dissuaded tourists from visiting, and even Canadian tourists who typically make up the largest number of foreign visitors to California dropped 21%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
"Second, and most important, the harassment by the British press has dissuaded them from ever cooperating with UK authorities or speaking with the British press."
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
“There was earlier a perception among many of my clients that the White House would strongly oppose rate hikes, and that the Fed would therefore be dissuaded from doing them,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
But he had been dissuaded from experimenting with it by head coach Rusty Callow.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
