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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Persuasive

/pẽrs-wās'-ĭv/ · Per·sua·sive · IPA /pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪsɪv/
01 a. Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as, persuasive eloquence.
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    Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as, persuasive eloquence.
02 n. That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an exhortation.
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    That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an exhortation.