persuade
verb (used with object)
to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging.
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When he is sure he has hold of a good thing, he does not dream of letting go, any more than those well-persuaded jaws.
From Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers by Wells, Amos R.