persuade
verb (used with object)
to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging.
persuadability
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a word derived from
persuade.
Example Sentences
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How could we possibly understand what would go into a statistical model predicting her vote intention, or a randomized field experiment to test her persuadability?
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2012
The campaigns are tracking this voter so closely that they can measure the "persuadability" of her neighborhood, block by treelined block.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nowadays persuadability is hardly more studied but anybody who has empirically attained some proficiency in it has acquired the same tricks that are taught by theory.
From Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students by Hans Gustav Adolf Gross
Nevertheless, as the young Count's good-nature and easy persuadability were among his best characteristics, he set about complying with Kenyon's request.
From The Marble Faun - Volume 2 The Romance of Monte Beni by Nathaniel Hawthorne
