Persuade — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

win approval or support for

cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɚswˈeɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/pəswˈeɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəswˈeɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /pɚswˈeɪd/.

Examples

Carry all before one
His speech did not sway the voters
You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sway carry

Antonyms

dissuade

Parts of Speech

verb	win approval or support for “Carry all before one”
verb	cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm “You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!”

Word Forms

persuasible	adjective	being susceptible to persuasion
persuasive	adjective	intended or having the power to induce action or belief
sway	noun	controlling influence
persuasion	noun	the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
persuader	noun	someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überreden

Zustimmung oder Unterstützung dafür gewinnen

🇫🇷French

persuader

obtenir l'approbation ou le soutien pour

🇪🇸Spanish

persuadir

obtener aprobación o apoyo para

🇮🇹Italian

persuadere

ottenere l'approvazione o il sostegno per

🇳🇱Dutch

overtuigen

goedkeuring of steun verkrijgen voor

🇵🇹Portuguese

persuadir

obter aprovação ou apoio para

🇷🇺Russian

убеждать

получить одобрение или поддержку

India

🇮🇳Hindi

राज़ी करना

के लिए अनुमोदन या समर्थन जीतें

🇧🇩Bengali

রাজি করা

জন্য অনুমোদন বা সমর্থন জয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வற்புறுத்தவும்

ஒப்புதல் அல்லது ஆதரவைப் பெறுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒప్పించండి

ఆమోదం లేదా మద్దతు పొందండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मन वळवणे

साठी मान्यता किंवा समर्थन मिळवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમજાવવું

માટે મંજૂરી અથવા સમર્થન મેળવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮನವೊಲಿಸಿ

ಅನುಮೋದನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಬೆಂಬಲವನ್ನು ಗೆಲ್ಲಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുക

അംഗീകാരമോ പിന്തുണയോ നേടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਨਾਉਣਾ

ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਗੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

قائل کرنا

کی منظوری یا حمایت حاصل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

说服

赢得认可或支持

🇯🇵Japanese

説得する

～の承認または支持を得る

🇰🇷Korean

설득하다

승인이나 지지를 얻다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuyết phục

giành được sự chấp thuận hoặc hỗ trợ cho

🇹🇭Thai

โน้มน้าว

ชนะการอนุมัติหรือการสนับสนุนสำหรับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

membujuk

memenangkan persetujuan atau dukungan untuk

🇵🇭Filipino

manghikayat

manalo ng pag-apruba o suporta para sa

🇲🇾Malay

memujuk

memenangi kelulusan atau sokongan untuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يقنع

الفوز بالموافقة أو الدعم ل

🇮🇷Persian

متقاعد کردن

کسب تایید یا پشتیبانی برای

🇹🇷Turkish

ikna etmek

için onay veya destek kazanmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׁכְנֵעַ

לזכות באישור או תמיכה עבור

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