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