suasion

(swā′z̸hən)

noun

persuasion: now chiefly in , the act of persuading by appealing to one's sense of morality

Origin: ME < L suasio < suasus, pp. of suadere, to persuade: see sweet

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See suasion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Persuasion: moral suasion.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin suāsiō, suāsiōn-

Origin: , from suāsus

Origin: , past participle of suādēre, to advise; see swād- in Indo-European roots

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