persuade
verb
[ pəˈsweɪd ]
• induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.
• "it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing"
Similar:
prevail on,
talk someone into,
coax,
convince,
make,
get,
press someone into,
induce,
win someone over,
bring someone round,
argue someone into,
pressure someone into,
pressurize someone into,
coerce,
influence,
sway,
prompt,
inveigle,
entice,
tempt,
lure,
cajole,
wheedle someone into,
get round,
blarney,
prod someone into,
reason someone into,
procure,
sweet-talk,
smooth-talk,
soft-soap,
twist someone's arm,
Origin:
late 15th century: from Latin persuadere, from per- ‘through, to completion’ + suadere ‘advise’.
