PERSUADE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action
    • twist somebody’’s arm
    Usage Example(s)
    • You can”t persuade me to buy this ugly vase!
    Hypernyms(s) persuade is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • win approval or support for
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Carry all before one
    • His speech did not sway the voters
    Hypernyms(s) persuade is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)