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to persuade
01
to make a person do something through reasoning or other methods
Ditransitive: to persuade sb to do sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
persuade
3rd person singular
persuades
present participle
persuading
past simple
persuaded
past participle
persuaded
Examples
The company used a compelling advertising campaign to persuade consumers to try their new product.
02
to cause someone to believe something or feel certain about it
Transitive: to persuade sb of sth
Examples
The lawyer was able to persuade the jury of the defendant's innocence.
Lexical Tree
persuadable
persuasion
persuasive
persuade
