dissuade
Americanverb (used with object)
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to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed byfrom ).
She dissuaded him from leaving home.
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Archaic. to advise or urge against.
to dissuade an action.
verb
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(often foll by from) to deter (someone) by persuasion from a course of action, policy, etc
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to advise against (an action, etc)
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
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Yet such strong growth could also dissuade the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates in 2026.
From MarketWatch
The ever-shifting landscape of golden visas isn’t dissuading people from securing one, however.
From Barron's
ChatGPT didn’t dissuade him from those ideas and, in fact, validated his beliefs.
“When experience starts dissuading you from heading back out,” he writes, “it’s because you’ve grown old.”
None of that could dissuade Chesney from becoming the first sitting head coach to abandon his job to join the Bruins since Pepper Rodgers made a similar move in 1971.
From Los Angeles Times
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