övertyga

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Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German overtügen. Compare German überzeugen, Dutch overtuigen.

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Verb

övertyga (present övertygar, preterite övertygade, supine övertygat, imperative övertyga)

  1. to convince
  2. to persuade

Usage notes

Övertyga means to convince someone of something, while övertala means to get someone to agree to/on something (like a course of action or less commonly a fact). Overlap occurs, like with convince vs. persuade.

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