persuade
/pəsˈweɪd/pur-SWAYD
/pɚsˈweɪd/pur-SWAYD
Meaningto urge thoroughly
Common meaning: to bring someone round by argument
- perthrough; thoroughly
- suadto advise, urgeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1770 · scan
‘through’ + ‘to advise, urge’ → persuade
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin suādeō ‘to advise, urge’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry suādeō, p. 1770 · dictionary scan
Roots
- suādeō, suāsum Latin “to advise, urge”
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