Synonyms for persuade
verb
To influence
convince, move, induce, satisfy, inveigle, assure, cajole, incline, talk someone into something, win over, bring around, bring over, lead to believe, gain the confidence of, prevail on, prevail upon, overcome another's resistance, wear down, bring to one's senses, win an argument, make one's point, gain the confidence of, make someone see the light*, cram down one's throat*, sell*, sell a bill of goods*, sell on*, turn someone on to*; see also influence.
Antonyms dissuade*, neglect, dampen.
To urge
exhort, coax, prompt; see urge 1, 2.
See persuade in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
persuade induce prevail convince
These verbs mean to succeed in causing a person to do or consent to something. Persuade means to win someone over, as by reasoning or personal forcefulness: Nothing could persuade her to change her mind.
To induce is to lead, as to a course of action, by means of influence or persuasion: “Pray what could induce him to commit so rash an action?” (Oliver Goldsmith).
One prevails on somebody who resists: “He had prevailed upon the king to spare them” (Daniel Defoe).
To convince is to persuade by the use of argument or evidence: The sales clerk convinced me that the car was worth the price.
See persuade in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way:
argue into, bring, bring around (or round), convince, get, induce, prevail on (or upon), sell (on), talk into. See persuasionTo cause (another) to believe or feel sure about something:
assure, convince, satisfy, win over. See persuasion
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