VERB | communication | dissuade, deter | turn away from by persuasion |
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Sounds | dihswey'd | |
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Rhymes | accolade ... wade / Wade: 90 rhymes with eyd... |
Meaning | turn away from by persuasion. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | Sam cannot dissuade Sue; They dissuade him to write the letter | |
Example | "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" | |
Synonym | deter | |
Narrower | talk out of | persuade someone not to do something |
Broader | rede, advise, counsel | Give advice to |
Opposite | persuade | Cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action |
Spanish | desaconsejar, distanciar, disuadir | |
Catalan | desaconsellar, dissuadir | |
Adjectives | dissuasive | deterring from action |
Nouns | dissuasion | persuading not to do or believe something |
dissuasion | a communication that dissuades you |
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