She tried to dissuade him from participating in the project.
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Dissuade
Synonyms for "dissuade" (51 found)
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Adjective(3 words)
Verb(8 words)
Noun(1 words)
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Verb(6 words)
Noun(5 words)
divertexhortexpostulatefrighten offintimidatekid out ofprickreasonremonstratetalk out ofthrow offunpersuadeurgewarn
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6 entriesargumentative approachcautionary advicecautionary explanationreasoned appealreasoned argumentrisk briefing
Collocations
6 entriescareful risk briefinggentle dissuasionlogical reasoningmoral argumentrational argumentstrong dissuasion
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1 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
It may be problematic to dissuade your parents from accompanying you to the event.
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I'm not going to dissuade you from going up that mountain. Just watch out for the yetis.
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I tried to dissuade my daughter-in-law, but she didn't listen to me.
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