persuaded

The leader of the Manson family cult didn’t commit the murders himself — he persuaded his followers to carry them out.

Robinson helped USC win national titles in 1972 and 1974 before Madden persuaded him to join his Oakland Raiders staff.

During his first go-around as president, Netanyahu persuaded Trump to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, which had been signed by President Obama and five other world leaders in 2014.

A few weeks ago, after Iran attacked Israel with missiles, Trump said Israel should “hit the nuclear“—i.e., it should respond by destroying Iran’s nuclear facilities. President Biden persuaded Netanyahu to launch a “proportional” retaliation, which he did, destroying Iranian missile factories, aircraft, and air-defense sites.

At one point, he persuaded her to take out a £25,000 loan, apparently to “block” another loan he claimed had been taken out.