— suasive /sway"siv/ , suasory /sway"seuh ree/ , adj. — suasively , adv. — suasiveness , n.
/sway"zheuhn/ , n.
1. the act of advising, urging, or attempting to persuade; persuasion.
2. an instance of this; a persuasive effort.
[ 1325-75; ME suasion- (s. of suasio ), equiv. to suas ( us ), ptp. of suadere to advise ( suad-, verb s. + -tus ptp. suffix, with dt > s ) + -ion- -ION ]