dissuade

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”).

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /dɪˈsweɪd/

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• Rhymes: -eɪd
• Homophone: diswayed

dissuade (third-person singular simple present dissuades, present participle dissuading, simple past and past participle dissuaded)

1. (transitive) To convince not to try or do.

   Jane dissuaded Martha from committing suicide.

• persuade

• dissuasion
• dissuasive
• dissuasory

• disabuse

dissuade

1. inflection of dissuader:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

• IPA^(key): /dis.suˈa.de/, /disˈswa.de/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ade
• Hyphenation: dis‧su‧à‧de, dis‧suà‧de

dissuade

1. third-person singular present indicative of dissuadere

dissuādē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dissuādeō

dissuade

1. inflection of dissuadir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative