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
In recent years, companies have been dissuaded by the costs and complexity of being a public company subject to the SEC’s rules, Atkins said, including the requirement that companies report their earnings quarterly.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
While Walter Hunt’s daughter dissuaded her father from obtaining a sewing-machine patent, Elias Howe Jr.’s wife inspired her husband to get one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 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
