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1. Win approval or support for
   - carry, sway
    
2. Cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
   "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

Derived forms: persuaded, persuades, persuading

See also: persuader, persuasible, persuasion, persuasive

Type of: act upon, cause, get, have, induce, influence, make, stimulate, work

Antonym: dissuade

Encyclopedia: Persuade