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  • verb Present participle of dissuade.

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Examples

  • If someone does have euthenasia, it should be after they succeed in dissuading their doctors, not because their doctors succeed in persuading them.

    ProWomanProLife » Making life the first choice 2009

  • (In fact the hotel owner, who survived the genocide, later acknowledged that phone calls from Washington played a key role in dissuading the killers from massacring the inhabitants of the hotel.)

    Bystanders to Genocide 2001

  • (In fact the hotel owner, who survived the genocide, later acknowledged that phone calls from Washington played a key role in dissuading the killers from massacring the inhabitants of the hotel.)

    Bystanders to Genocide 2001

  • I know first hand about the stupid social forces which often succeed in dissuading bright girls and boys from pursuing their childhood interest in geeky pursuits like science and maths, so it’s great to read ideas on how to let your kids know that geeky is ok.

    Thursday, February 14, 2008 | Lifehacker Australia 2008

  • Now mind, I am not coming to Brookroyd with the idea of dissuading

    Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle Clement King Shorter 1891

  • But Aunt Lucy was the most unselfish of living creatures, and the idea of dissuading Paul from a course which he felt was right never occurred to her.

    Paul Prescott's Charge Horatio Alger 1865

  • Zouabi believes the incident was clearly aimed to prevent him from carrying out his interview with Bouebdelli, who had to catch a flight at 6: 00 p.m., but also "it is a clear message addressed to me with the idea of dissuading me from continuing my work with Radio Kalima," he said.

    IFEX - IFEX 2010

  • An arrest warrant issued in August, when Mendiola was transferred to ICE custody, lists seven convictions between 1996 and 2003, including two for assault with a deadly weapon and one for "dissuading" a witness, all in California.

    AroundTheCapitol.com 2008

  • "Discounting any career or occupation as less than a real job can have significant outcomes, such as dissuading a student who wants to be a full-time stay-at-home parent or join the Peace Corps.

    Media Newswire 2008

  • "Discounting any career or occupation as less than a real job can have significant outcomes, such as dissuading a student who wants to be a full-time stay-at-home parent or join the Peace Corps.

    Media Newswire 2008

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