DISSUADE


Meaning of DISSUADE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈswād ]

transitive verb

( dis·suad·ed ; dis·suad·ing )

Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French dissuader, from Latin dissuadēre, from dis- + suadēre to urge — more at sweet

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : to advise (a person) against something

b. archaic : to advise against (an action)

2. : to turn from something by persuasion

unable to dissuade him from going

• dis·suad·er noun

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