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dissuade Definition

dis·suade (di swād)

transitive verb -·suaded, -·suad·ing

  1. to turn (a person) aside (from a course, etc.) by persuasion or advice
  2. Obsolete to advise against (an action)

Etymology: L dissuadere < dis-, away, from + suadere, to persuade: see sweet

dissuade Related Forms
dis·suader noun
dissuade Synonyms

dissuade

v.

deter, disincline, persuade not to; see discourage 1, 3, hinder, prevent.

dissuade Usage Examples

Object

  • anyone: One final point: nothing we say is intended to dissuade anyone from attempting to exploit multimedia for educational purposes.
  • people: They picketed to dissuade people from going in to the Greek evening dinner.
  • woman: We think the prior week's nasty weather and dismal forecast dissuaded more women from showing up.
  • student: The prescription may dissuade more able students from adopting their own writing style.
  • member: We do not in any way wish to dissuade members of the public from donating money to the registered charity Tsunami appeals.
  • child: Campaign aims to stub out child smoking 01/08/2006 A new anti-smoking campaign is being launched to dissuade young children from taking up the habit.

Present participle complement

  • climb: Alternate roof styles can be provided on request including flat, high pitched or steep slope versions to dissuade climbing or sitting on cabinet.

Modifying Another Word

  • easily: That could easily dissuade an otherwise prospective customer or two: £ 5,000.
  • not: Lack of formal skills should not dissuade you from offering your time to the Credit Union.
  • n't: I had to have them, so Simmons said he would go back & get them, & I did n't dissuade him.
  • actively: Other parts of the country are actively dissuaded from this.
  • well: Excessive requests for detail at an early stage may well dissuade an ATS from starting up within the EU.
  • only: He was only dissuaded from returning to London the next morning by the promise of a shopping trip to Cambridge with Molly Goldney.

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