'Dissuaded' definitions:

Definition of 'Dissuaded'

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  • Dissuade \Dis*suade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissuaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissuading.] [L. dissuadere, dissuasum; dis- + suadere to advise, persuade: cf. F. dissuader. See Suasion.]
  • 1. To advise or exhort against; to try to persuade (one from a course). [Obsolescent] [1913 Webster]
  • Mr. Burchell, on the contrary, dissuaded her with great ardor: and I stood neuter. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
  • War, therefore, open or concealed, alike My voice dissuades. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To divert by persuasion; to turn from a purpose by reasons or motives; -- with from; as, I could not dissuade him from his purpose. [1913 Webster]
  • I have tried what is possible to dissuade him. --Mad. D' Arblay. [1913 Webster]

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