dissuade

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/dɪˈsweɪd/ (UK)

Definition of dissuade

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To convince not to try or do.
    “Jane dissuaded Martha from committing suicide.”

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Etymology

From Middle French dissuader, from Latin dissuādeō (“to urge differently”, “to advise against”, “to dissuade”), from dis- (“away from”, “asunder”) + suādeō (“to recommend”, “to advise”, “to urge”).

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