persuade

Verb

Verb Forms: persuaded, persuading, persuades

To convince someone to do something through reasoning or entreaty.
win approval or support for
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
- "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.
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).

Examples

He tried to PERSUADE his opponent that his strange word was, in fact, real.
That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin persuādeō (“I persuade”). Cognate to for, sweet.

Synonyms

carry, sway, argue, coax, convince, draw, get, talk into, wheedle

Antonyms

dissuade, deter

Scrabble Score: 11

persuade: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
persuade: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
persuade: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

persuade: valid Words With Friends Word