dissuade
verb (used with object)
to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed byfrom ).
am dissuading
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present progressiveof dissuade (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Don't think for a moment I am dissuading you from undertaking a general supervision of your property and trying to know all about it.
From A Romantic Young Lady by Robert Grant
