dissuade
/dɪˈsweɪd/ verb C2- To convince not to try or do. · Jane dissuaded Martha from committing suicide.
He/she/it dissuades · Past dissuaded · Past participle dissuaded · -ing form dissuading
Verb forms
- Base form
- dissuade
- He/she/it
- dissuades
- Past
- dissuaded
- Past participle
- dissuaded
- -ing form
- dissuading
From the library
Elizabeth tried hard to dissuade him from such a scheme; assuring him that Mr.
But I resisted all his solicitations and succeeded in dissuading him from his announced intention of walking home with me.
“And then after you had sent the letter he dissuaded you from keeping the appointment?”
You are to understand, Miss Bennet, that I came here with the determined resolution of carrying my purpose; nor will I be dissuaded from it.
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