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dissuade
[ dih-sweyd ]
/ dÉŖĖsweÉŖd /
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verb (used with object), disĀ·suadĀ·ed, disĀ·suadĀ·ing.
to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
Archaic. to advise or urge against: to dissuade an action.
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Origin of dissuade
OTHER WORDS FROM dissuade
disĀ·suadĀ·aĀ·ble, adjectivedisĀ·suadĀ·er, nounpreĀ·disĀ·suade, verb (used with object), preĀ·disĀ·suadĀ·ed, preĀ·disĀ·suadĀ·ing.unĀ·disĀ·suadĀ·aĀ·ble, adjectiveWords nearby dissuade
dissonance, dissonancy, dissonant, disspirit, disspread, dissuade, dissuasion, dissuasive, dissyllabize, dissyllable, dissymmetry
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British Dictionary definitions for dissuade
dissuade
/ (dÉŖĖsweÉŖd) /
verb (tr)
(often foll by from) to deter (someone) by persuasion from a course of action, policy, etc
to advise against (an action, etc)
Derived forms of dissuade
Word Origin for dissuade
C15: from Latin dissuÄdÄre, from dis- 1 + suÄdÄre to persuade
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