dissuade

Word family  noun persuasion ≠ dissuasion persuasiveness adjective persuasive verb persuade ≠ dissuade adverb persuasively

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·suade /dɪˈsweɪd/ verb [transitive]  PERSUADEto persuade someone not to do something 劝阻 OPP persuadedissuade somebody from (doing) something a campaign to dissuade young people from smoking 劝阻青年人吸烟的宣传活动► see thesaurus at persuade —dissuasion /dɪˈsweɪʒən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

dissuade• In 1994,74 people were talked out of jumping; in 1993,46 people were dissuaded from suicide.• But none of these horrors had dissuaded Godolphin from travelling in the Reconciled Dominions.• I managed to dissuade her from that and we settled on lunch together the following day.• He wanted to come with me, and nothing I said could dissuade him.• The females are obviously well aware of this, as they try hard to dissuade other females from joining their chosen male.• Not that this dissuades upwards of 800 competitors from entering the event.• In other words, it might dissuade worthy lawsuits even as it fails to protect against outlandish ones.dissuade somebody from (doing) something• They accepted that this often meant dissuading him from acting on his bedrock convictions because of the political costs involved.• It was perhaps a strategy for dissuading him from coming round so often.• I was trying to dissuade them from doing so.• Frankie had seen it before and thought I wouldn't like it and tried to dissuade me from going in.• A small rise in interest rates would be unlikely to dissuade the firm from investing in this case.• The females are obviously well aware of this, as they try hard to dissuade other females from joining their chosen male.• Most of the bishops did their best to dissuade their clergy from subscribing any such addresses.• So methods have been developed to dissuade you from wandering off to somebody else's cash register.Origin dissuade (1500-1600) Latin dissuadere, from suadere “to persuade”

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dissuade
dis‧suade /dɪˈsweɪd/ verb [transitive]to persuade someone not to do something
   OPP  persuade
    dissuade somebody from (doing) something
    a campaign to dissuade young people from smoking
—dissuasion /dɪˈsweɪʒən/ noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ persuade to make someone decide to do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it, or asking them many times to do it: I persuaded her to change her mind. | Do you think you can persuade him to lend us the money?
   ▪ talk somebody into (doing) something to persuade someone to do something, especially something they do not really want to do: Why did I let you talk me into this? | He finally talked her into going on a date with him.
   ▪ get somebody to do something to make someone do something by persuading or asking them: If we can’t get a taxi I’ll get Joe to pick us up. | I know how to get you to kiss me.
   ▪ convince to persuade someone that they should do something, because it is the best or the right thing to do. Some British speakers think this use is incorrect, and prefer to use persuade: It would be difficult to convince him to move.
   ▪ encourage to try to persuade someone to do something, especially because you think it will be good for them: Children should be encouraged to read all kinds of books.
   ▪ influence to have an effect on what someone decides to do: What influences you to buy clothes?
   ▪ coax to persuade someone to do something by talking gently and kindly: I tried to coax him to eat a little.
   ▪ cajole /kəˈdʒəʊl $ -ˈdʒoʊl/ to persuade someone to do something by praising them or making promises to them: He hoped to cajole her into selling her house.
   ▪ put somebody up to something to persuade or encourage someone to do something wrong or stupid: Who put you up to this?
   ▪ dissuade formal to persuade someone not to do something: How do you dissuade young people from experimenting with drugs?

dis·suadeBrE /dɪˈsweɪd/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈsweɪd/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they dissuade BrE /dɪˈsweɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈsweɪd/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it dissuades BrE /dɪˈsweɪdz/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈsweɪdz/ 🔊past simple dissuaded BrE /dɪˈsweɪdɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈsweɪdɪd/ 🔊past participle dissuaded BrE /dɪˈsweɪdɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈsweɪdɪd/ 🔊 -ing form dissuading BrE /dɪˈsweɪdɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈsweɪdɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb (from sth/from doing sth) to persuade sb not to do sth 劝（某人）勿做（某事）；劝阻◆I tried to dissuade him from giving up his job. 我劝过他不要放弃自己的工作。🔊🔊◆They were going to set off in the fog, but were dissuaded. 他们原打算在雾中出发，但被劝阻了。🔊🔊