| Main Entry: | prevail upon/prevail on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | persuade, influence |
Synonyms: |
affect, argue into, bring around, convince, crack, dispose, draw, get, get around, impress, incline, induce, promote, prompt, put across, ram down throat, sell*, suck in, sway, talk into, win over |
Antonyms: |
discourage, dissuade, leave alone |
| 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: | 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: | coax |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | persuade |
Synonyms: |
allure, argue into, arm-twist, barter, beguile, blandish, blarney, butter up, cajole, come on, con, decoy, entice, flatter, get, hook, importune, induce, influence, inveigle, jawbone, lure, pester, plague, press, prevail upon, rope in, soft-soap, soothe, sweet-talk, talk into, tease, tempt, urge, wangle, wheedle, work on, worm |
Antonyms: |
allow, not care |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | convince, induce |
Synonyms: |
argue into, beg, bring around, coax, compel, draw, influence, persuade, press, pressure, prevail upon, prompt, provoke, sway, talk into, urge, wheedle, win over |
Antonyms: |
discourage, dissuade |
| Main Entry: | induce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause to happen; encourage |
Synonyms: |
abet, activate, actuate, argue into, breed, bring about, bring around, bulldoze, cajole, cause, coax, convince, draw, draw in, effect, engender, generate, get up, get*, give rise to, goose, impel, incite, influence, instigate, lead to, make, motivate, move, occasion, persuade, press, prevail upon, procure, produce, promote, prompt, sell one on, set in motion, soft-soap, squeeze, steamroll, suck in, sway, sweet-talk, talk into, twist one's arm, urge, wheedle, win over |
Antonyms: |
discourage, halt, hinder, prevent |
| Main Entry: | make |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | induce, compel |
Synonyms: |
bring about, cause, coerce, concuss, constrain, dragoon, drive, effect, force, horn in, impel, impress, initiate, interfere, meddle, oblige, press, pressurize, prevail upon, require, secure, shotgun, start, tamper |
Antonyms: |
discourage, dissuade, halt, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | motivate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stimulate, instigate |
Synonyms: |
actuate, arouse, bring, cause, dispose, draw, drive, egg on, excite, fire, galvanize, give incentive, goad, goose, impel, incite, incline, induce, innervate, innerve, inspire, inspirit, lead, move, persuade, pique, predetermine, predispose, prevail upon, prompt, propel, provoke, quicken, rouse, set afoot, set astir, sound, spark, spur, suggest, sway, touch off, trigger, whet |
Antonyms: |
depress, disconcert, discourage, dissuade |