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Latin
Etymology
From per- (“thoroughly”) + suādeō (“I advise”).
Pronunciation
Verb
persuādeō (present infinitive persuādēre, perfect active persuāsī, supine persuāsum); second conjugation
- (with dative) to persuade, convince
- Synonyms: suādeō, convincō, admoneō, perdūcō, trahō, perpellō, flectō
1st c. BC, Marcus Tullius Cicero,
Epistulae ad Atticum :
- Prorsus mihi persuadet.
- He certainly convinces me.
- to prevail upon, persuade or induce to do something
- Synonyms: suādeō, indūcō, sēdūcō, dēdūcō, sollicitō, alliciō, pelliciō, capiō
- Antonyms: dissuādeō, tardō, obiūrgō
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References
- “persuadeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “persuadeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- persuadeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- I am persuaded, convinced: mihi persuasi
- convince yourself of this; rest assured on this point: persuade tibi
- convince yourself of this; rest assured on this point: velim tibi ita persuadeas
- convince yourself of this; rest assured on this point: sic volo te tibi persuadere
- persuadeo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016