talk sb down
(PERSUADE) — phrasal verb with talk /tɔːk/
/tɑːk/ verb [I] Definition
› to persuade someone who is threatening to kill themselves not to jump from a high place: The policeman talked the girl down after she had been on the roof for two hours.Urging and persuadingCausing somebody to act
(Definition of talk sb down (PERSUADE) 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
- persuasion noun (CHANGING IDEAS)
- 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 out of sth phrasal verb
- well argued adjective
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