persuasion
noun [U] (CHANGING IDEAS) /pəˈsweɪ.ʒən/
/pɚ-/ Definition
C2 the action of persuading someone or of being persuaded: It took a lot of persuasion to convince the committee of the advantages of the new scheme. She will help you - she just needs a bit of gentle persuasion. The occasion will be a test of the senator's powers of persuasion (= his ability to persuade people).Urging and persuadingCausing somebody to act
(Definition of persuasion noun (CHANGING IDEAS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- brainwash verb
- charm verb
- coax verb
- exhort verb
- get (sth) through (to sb) phrasal verb
- get round sb phrasal verb
- incite verb
- persuasive adjective
- pitch noun (PERSUASION)
- pitch verb (PERSUADE)
- preach to the converted idiom
- preach verb (PERSUADE)
- pressurize verb
- rope sb in phrasal verb
- snow job noun
- spiel noun
- sweet talk noun
- talk sb down phrasal verb (PERSUADE)
- talk sb out of sth phrasal verb
- well argued adjective
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