persuaded

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Variant of persuade

persuade definition

per·suade (pər swād′)

transitive verb persuaded -·suad′ed, persuading -·suad′·ing

  1. to cause to do something by reasoning, urging, or inducement; prevail upon
  2. to induce to believe something; convince

Etymology: MFr persuader < L persuadere < per-, intens. + suadere, to urge: see suasion

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persuaded Synonyms

persuaded

modif.

convinced, won over, moved to, led, influenced, motivated, lured, allured, attracted to, prevailed upon, decoyed, seduced, wheedled, inveigled, impelled, having succumbed to pressure, brought to see the light*, turned on to*.


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persuaded quotes

   I shall never be persuaded that God hath shut up all light of learning within the lantern of Aristotle's brain.

-Raleigh, Sir Walter

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