01 v. t. To advise or exhort against; to try to persuade (one from a course).
imp. & p. p.
Dissuaded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dissuading
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To advise or exhort against; to try to persuade (one from a course).[Obsolescent]“Mr. Burchell, on the contrary, dissuaded her with great ardor: and I stood neuter.” — Goldsmith.“War, therefore, open or concealed, alike My voice dissuades.” — Milton.
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To divert by persuasion; to turn from a purpose by reasons or motives; -- with from; as, I could not dissuade him from his purpose.“I have tried what is possible to dissuade him.” — Mad. D' Arblay.