The definition of persuade is to convince someone to do or think something.
(verb)An example ofpersuade is when you make a strong argument for why your idea is right and your argument convinces your boss to implement your idea.
See persuade in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb persuaded, persuading
Origin: MFr persuader < L persuadere < per-, intens. + suadere, to urge: see suasion
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See persuade in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb per·suad·ed, per·suad·ing, per·suades
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Origin: Latin persuādēre
Origin: : per-, per-
Origin: + suādēre, to urge; see swād- in Indo-European roots
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