overpersuade

[ oh-ver-per-sweyd ]

/ ˌoʊ vər pərˈsweɪd /

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.

Nearby words

overpage, overparted, overpass, overpay, overpeople, overpersuade, overpitch, overplay, overplus, overpopulate, overpopulated

Origin of overpersuade

First recorded in 1615–25; over- + persuade

Related forms

o·ver·per·sua·sion, noun

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Examples from the Web for overpersuade

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
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
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

British Dictionary definitions for overpersuade

overpersuade

/ (ˌəʊvəpəˈsweɪd) /

verb

(tr) to persuade (someone) against his inclination or judgment

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