verb🔗ShareTo successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence."That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion."communicationlanguageactionmindsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo convince of by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe (something)."She spent the afternoon persuading her dad to let her go to the party. "communicationmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something)."My brother is persuading me to go to the movies with him. "communicationmindactionattitudehumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn act of persuasion."His persuading of the manager led to a successful project approval. "communicationactionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
