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dissuaded
verb as in talk out of
Example Sentences
She told police about her plan and said she was not “dissuaded” from going.
He dissuaded Biden from running.
His rationale, presumably, is that by going after the biggest opposition party, voters will be dissuaded from backing any of the others.
As a teenager, he attempted to chase his creative aspirations but was dissuaded by teachers, who shunned his favorite art form as they didn’t see its value as a profession.
US officials also say the administration dissuaded the Israeli leadership from invading Lebanon much earlier in the Gaza conflict, despite cross border rocket fire between Hezbollah and Israel.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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