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suasive

Variant of suasion

suasion definition

sua·sion (swā′z̸hən)

noun

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

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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