Dissuade - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈsweɪd|  American pronunciation of the word dissuade
Brit.  |dɪˈsweɪd|  British pronunciation of the word dissuade

verb

- turn away from by persuasion (syn: deter)
Negative campaigning will only dissuade people

Extra examples

Our warnings did not dissuade them.

...tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college...

Jim's father tried to dissuade him from marrying Mary.

How can I dissuade the director from this foolish course of action?

Negative campaigning will only dissuade people

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: dissuade
he/she/it: dissuades
present participle: dissuading
past tense: dissuaded
past participle: dissuaded
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