Dissuade Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)
dissuade
verb
dissuades;
dissuaded;
dissuading
dissuade
/dɪˈsweɪd/
verb
dissuades;
dissuaded;
dissuading
Britannica Dictionary definition of DISSUADE
[+ object]
:
to convince (someone) not to do something
- Our warnings did not dissuade them.
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— often + from
- He tried to dissuade them from going.
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