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- [dih-sweyd]
- /dɪˈsweɪd/
- /dɪˈsweɪd/
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- [dih-sweyd]
- /dɪˈsweɪd/
Definitions of dissuade word
- verb with object dissuade to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home. 2
- verb with object dissuade Archaic. to advise or urge against: to dissuade an action. 1
- noun dissuade Persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action. 1
- transitive verb dissuade persuade sb against sth 1
- transitive verb dissuade persuade sb not to do sth 1
- transitive verb dissuade persuade sb against doing sth 1
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Origin of dissuade
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; < Latin dissuādēre, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + suādēre to recommend, urge, derivative of suād-, base of suāvis tasting agreeable; see suave
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Parts of speech for Dissuade
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preposition
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exclamation
dissuade popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dissuade
verb dissuade
- prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- faze — to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him.
- deter — To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
Antonyms for dissuade
verb dissuade
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- incite — to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
- persuade — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
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