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Dissuade

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To convince not to try or do. transitive

    "Jane dissuaded Martha from committing suicide."

  2. 2
    turn away from by persuasion wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French dissuader, from Latin dissuādeō (“I urge differently”, “I advise against”, “I dissuade”), from dis- (“away from”, “asunder”) + suādeō (“I recommend”, “I advise”, “I urge”).

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