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Persuade

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Main Entry: persuade
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cause to believe; convince to do

Synonyms:

actuate, advise, affect, allure, argue into, assure, blandish, brainwash*, bring around, bring to senses, cajole, coax, convert, counsel, draw, enlist, entice, exhort, gain confidence of, get, impel, impress, incite, incline, induce, influence, inveigle, lead, lead to believe, lead to do, move, prevail upon, prompt, propagandize, proselyte, proselytize, reason, satisfy, seduce, sell, stroke, sway, talk into, touch, turn on to, urge, wear down, wheedle, win argument, win over, woo, work over
Notes: you convince someone to believe - but persuade someone to act
to persuade is to get someone to do something; to convince is to get someone to think something

Antonyms:

discourage, dissuade, hinder, prevent, repress, stop, suppress
Main Entry: allure
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: entice

Synonyms:

attract, bait, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, charm, coax, come on, decoy, draw, enchant, entrap, fascinate, hook*, inveigle, lead on, lure, magnetize, persuade, pull, seduce, suck in, sweep off feet, tempt, turn on, wile, win over

Antonyms:

deter, discourage, dissuade, prevent, repel, threaten, turn off, warn
Main Entry: argue
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: try to convince; present support

Synonyms:

appeal, assert, attest, claim, contend, controvert, defend, demonstrate, denote, display, elucidate, establish, evince, exhibit, explain, hold, imply, indicate, justify, maintain, manifest, persuade, plead, present, prevail upon, reason, show, suggest, talk into, testify, vindicate, warrant, witness

Antonyms:

agree, comply
Main Entry: assure
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: convince, relieve doubt

Synonyms:

bag*, bet on, comfort, encourage, hearten, inspire, persuade, reassure, satisfy, sell on, sell*, soothe
Main Entry: brainwash
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: force to believe or do things

Synonyms:

alter, catechize, condition, convert, convince, educate, indoctrinate, influence, instill, persuade, proselytize, teach
Main Entry: bring
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cause; influence

Synonyms:

begin, compel, contribute to, convert, convince, create, dispose, effect, engender, force, induce, inflict, lead, make, move, occasion, persuade, prevail on, prevail upon, produce, prompt, result in, sway, wreak

Antonyms:

avoid, back out, desist, give up, hold back, pass up
Main Entry: bring around
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: convince, induce

Synonyms:

argue, convert, draw, get, indoctrinate, persuade, prevail upon, prompt, prove, talk into, win over
Main Entry: budge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: dislodge from staid position

Synonyms:

bend, change, change position, convince, give way, inch, influence, locomote, move, persuade, propel, push, remove, roll, shift, slide, stir, sway, yield
Main Entry: convert
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: change belief, especially regarding religion

Synonyms:

actuate, alter conviction, assimilate to, baptize, be born again, bend, bias, brainwash, bring, bring around, budge, cause to adopt, change into, change of heart, convince, create anew, impel, incline, lead, lead to believe, make over, move, persuade, proselyte, proselytize, redeem, reform, regenerate, save, see the light, sway, turn

Antonyms:

hold, remain
Main Entry: convince
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: gain the confidence of

Synonyms:

argue into, assure, brainwash, bring around, bring home to, bring to reason, change, demonstrate, draw, effect, establish, get, hook*, induce, make a believer, overcome, persuade, prevail upon, prompt, prove, put across, refute, satisfy, sell one on, sell*, sway, talk into, turn, twist one's arm, win over
Notes: you convince someone to believe - but persuade someone to act
to persuade is to get someone to do something; to convince is to get someone to think something
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