persuade

Persuade

Sentence definition

When a person persuades you they want to make you think or believe a certain thing

Model Sentence

The talks underscored the complexity of trying to persuade scores of countries

Prime Minister Boris Johnson rushed back to the United Nations’ climate summit on Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to persuade countries to make more meaningful pledges to curb global warming

Medical professionals were disheartened not just because it will make it harder for them to persuade adults to get vaccinated

Common Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes:

Prefix:

Per = through

Suffix:

ade

Root:

aud = hear

Other forms of the word:

persuades

persuading

persuaded

Etymology:

Language of Origin:

Latin

Other meanings and forms:

to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action. 2 : to plead with : urge.