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overpersuade

[ oh-ver-per-sweyd ]
/ ˌoʊ vər pərˈsweɪd /
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verb (used with object), o·ver·per·suad·ed, o·ver·per·suad·ing.
to persuade (a person) against his or her inclination or intention: By threats and taunts they had overpersuaded him to steal the car.
to win or bring over by persuasion.
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Origin of overpersuade

First recorded in 1615–25; over- + persuade

OTHER WORDS FROM overpersuade

o·ver·per·sua·sion, noun

Words nearby overpersuade

overpage, overparted, overpass, overpay, overpeople, overpersuade, overpitch, overplay, overplus, overpolice, overpopulate
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How to use overpersuade in a sentence

  • I am not sure that I do not now regret that I allowed my church-wardens to overpersuade me on this point.

    The Altar Steps|Compton MacKenzie

  • And Wulfhere and I tried a little to overpersuade her, but then a groom came to say that all was ready.

    A Thane of Wessex|Charles W. Whistler

  • It was a spontaneous throe of the imagination, which had force to overpersuade the organs of perception.

    Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847|Various

  • Because by gaining her he would the more easily overpersuade her husband to give his consent.

    The Old Yellow Book|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for overpersuade

overpersuade
/ (ˌəʊvəpəˈsweɪd) /
verb
(tr) to persuade (someone) against his inclination or judgment
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