Suasion \Sua"sion\, n. [L. suasio, fr. suadere, suasum, to
advise, persuade, fr. suadus persuading, persuasive; akin to
suavis sweet: cf. OF. suasion. See Suave, and cf.
Dissuade, Persuade.]
The act of persuading; persuasion; as, moral suasion.
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