persuade

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb win approval or support for
  2. verb cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

Etymology

From Latin persuādeō (“to persuade”). Cognate to for, sweet.

In classic literature

Synonyms

carry, sway

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