persuade.
To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.
Meaning & usage
To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.
That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion.
To convince of by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe (something).
To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something).
Where this word comes from
From Latin persuādeō (“to persuade”). Cognate to for, sweet.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.