dissuade

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  1. transitive verb To deter (a person) from a course of action or a purpose by persuasion or exhortation: dissuaded my friend from pursuing such a rash scheme.
  2. Syntax Note
    Synonyms: dissuade, deter, discourage
    These verbs mean to persuade someone not to do something: tried to dissuade her from suing; couldn't be deterred from leaving; discouraged me from accepting the offer.
    Antonym: persuade

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dissuade:   dissuaded
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  1. Latin dissuādēre : dis-, dis- + suādēre, to advise; see swād- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Formerly spelled disswade; from Old French dissuader, French dissuader = Spanish disuadir = Portuguese dissuadir = Italian dissuadere, from Latin dissuadere, dissuade, from dis-, apart, away, + suadere, past participle suasus, persuade: see suasion, and cf. persuade.
 

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/dɪˈsweɪd/
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