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In some senses, persuade is marked as obsolete, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
persuade
/pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪd/
verb 3
Collocations
20(verb.)
ADV
successfully | almost | eventually, finally | quickly
easily
His parents easily persuaded him to study harder by promising a new bicycle.
gently
She gently persuaded her nervous daughter to try the diving board for the first time.
personally
She personally persuaded her brother to apply for the job even though he was nervous about it.
somehow
She somehow persuaded her parents to let her stay out late on Friday nights.
VERB + PERSUADE
attempt to, endeavour to, seek to, try to | hope to | be able/unable to, can/could
manage to
After weeks of discussion, she finally managed to persuade her parents to let her study abroad.
help (to) | be difficult to | fail to
PREP
into
My friend persuaded me into trying the new Italian restaurant downtown last weekend.
of
The teacher persuaded the students of the importance of regular exercise.
PHRASES
an attempt/effort to persuade sb
His effort to persuade his parents to let him study abroad ultimately succeeded.
be reluctantly persuaded
She was reluctantly persuaded to try the new restaurant after her friends insisted.
have difficulty (in) persuading sb
She had difficulty persuading her teenager to put down his phone and do his homework.
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