| 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: | 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: | 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: | lobby |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | press for political action |
Synonyms: |
advance, affect, alter, bill, billboard, boost, bring pressure to bear, build up, campaign for, change, drum, exert influence, further, hard sell, high pressure, hype*, induce, influence, make a pitch for, modify, persuade, pitch, plug, politick, press, pressure, procure, promote, pull strings, push, put pressure on, request, sell, sell on, soft-sell, soft-soap, solicit, solicit votes, splash, spot, sway, sweet-talk, thump, urge |
| Main Entry: | push |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | incite, urge |
Synonyms: |
bear down, browbeat, bulldoze, coerce, constrain, dragoon, egg on, encourage, exert influence, expedite, fire up, go to town on, goad, goose, hurry, impel, influence, inspire, jolly, key up, kid, lean on, motivate, oblige, overpress, persuade, pour it on, press, pressure, prod, push around, put the screws to, put up to, railroad, sell on, speed, speed up, spur, squeeze, steamroll, strong-arm, turn on |
Antonyms: |
discourage, dissuade, repress, suppress |
| Main Entry: | satisfy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | please, content |
Synonyms: |
amuse, animate, appease, assuage, befriend, brighten up, captivate, capture, cheer, cloy, comfort, conciliate, delight, do the trick, elate, enliven, entertain, enthrall, exhilarate, fascinate, fill, fill the bill, flatter, get by, gladden, glut, gorge, gratify, hit the spot, humor, indulge, make merry, make the grade, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, quench, rejoice, sate, satiate, score, sell, sell on, slake, suit, surfeit |
Antonyms: |
anger, disappoint, discontent, dissatisfy, upset |