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dissuade

/dɪˈsweɪd/

Meanings
verb
To convince not to try or do.

Examples :

"Jane dissuaded Martha from committing suicide."
attitude mind action communication human character moral

Related Words

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not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

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from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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do noun

/dʉː/ /du/ /duː/ /dəʊ/ /doʊ/

A party, celebration, social function.

"We’re having a bit of a do on Saturday to celebrate my birthday."

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dissuaded verb

/dɪˈsweɪdɪd/ /dɪˈswedɪd/

To convince not to try or do.

"Jane dissuaded Martha from committing suicide."

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

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committing verb

/kəˈmɪtɪŋ/

To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.

"She is committing her child to the care of a trusted babysitter for the evening. "

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try noun

/tɹaɪ/

An attempt.

"I gave unicycling a try but I couldn’t do it."

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jane noun

/dʒeɪn/

A silver Genovese coin, first used in England in the 14th century.

"While researching medieval coinage, I learned that a "jane" was a type of silver coin used in England long ago. "

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convince verb

/kənˈvɪns/

To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.

"The teacher convinced the students that the Earth revolves around the sun by using diagrams and explaining the scientific evidence. "