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persuade
verb as in cause to believe; convince to do
Strongest matches
advise, assure, cajole, coax, enlist, entice, exhort, get, impress, incline, induce, influence, prompt, satisfy, sway, urge, woo
Example Sentences
His involvement helped her persuade other victims to come forward and testify.
While the anti-4B side argues that women can persuade men to change by manipulating them with sex, the Lysistrata camp believes men can be convinced by deprivation.
But she failed to persuade voters that she is the change the city needs to get back on track.
The paper also reported that Khan responded to a formal sexual misconduct complaint against him by trying to persuade the alleged victim that she should deny the claims, despite having been advised to avoid one-to-one contact.
But even if conservative lawmakers can’t persuade voters to impose a higher threshold for passage of ballot measures, the anti-abortion movement may have identified other promising strategies.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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