dissuade
verb (used with object)
to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed byfrom ).
had dissuaded
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past perfectof dissuade.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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One of the bill’s architects, Pavel Krasheninnikov, told the Russian daily Komsomolskaya Pravda that the requirement to publish income had dissuaded public figures and business executives from running for office.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2023
"I left it at that, assuming that I had dissuaded him," Porteus adds.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 1, 2019
A state appeals court later reversed the murder conviction, reasoning that Mr. Thompson’s armed robbery conviction had dissuaded him from testifying in his own defense in the murder case.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2011
Almost half of respondents said fear of fraud had dissuaded them from pursuing business opportunities in at least one foreign country -- particularly China, Africa and Latin America.
From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2010
Mr. Archibald had thought of leaving a note for Matlack, but his wife had dissuaded him.
From The Associate Hermits by A. B. (Arthur Burdett) Frost
