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persuade

S2 W2

BrE /pəˈswɛd/ AmE /pərˈsweɪd/

verb en → es

past persuaded pp persuaded ing persuading

1 CONVINCE [transitive] B1

to make someone believe or agree to do something by giving them reasons and arguments

convencer, persuadir

  • persuade somebody to do something

Collocations persuade someone into doing sth · persuade someone out of doing sth

  • He tried to persuade her to change her mind.

    Él intentó convencerla de cambiar de opinión.

2 INFLUENCE [transitive] B2

to influence someone's opinion or behavior, often by making them believe something is true or important

influir en, persuadir a alguien de algo

  • persuade somebody of something

Collocations persuade someone to believe sth · persuade someone that sth is true

  • She persuaded me that I could do it.

    Ella me convenció de que podía hacerlo.

Phrasal verbs

persuade somebody out of something CONVINCE NOT TO DO B2

convencer a alguien de no hacer algo

  • He persuaded me out of buying the car.

    Me convenció de no comprar el coche.

persuade somebody into something CONVINCE TO DO B2

convencer a alguien de hacer algo

  • She persuaded me into going to the party.

    Me convenció de ir a la fiesta.