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dissuade
 

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Verb dissuade has 1 sense
  1. dissuade, deter - turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
    --1 is one way to advise, counsel
    Antonyms: persuade
    Derived forms: noun dissuasion1, noun dissuasion2
    Sample sentences:
    Sam cannot dissuade Sue
    They dissuade him to write the letter

Definitions from the Web

dissuade

part of speech: verb

Definition: to convince or persuade someone not to do something

Example sentences:

  1. I tried to dissuade my friend from quitting his job, but he wouldn't listen.
  2. The teacher's lecture on the consequences of smoking was meant to dissuade the students from starting the habit.

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