persuasion

UK /pəˈsweɪʒ(ə)n/ US /pɚˈsweɪʒən/
noun 5

Collocations

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1

(noun.) persuading

ADJ

gentle

VERB + PERSUASION

use

He used gentle persuasion to convince his friend to try the new restaurant.

need, take

It took a lot of persuasion to convince him to try the new restaurant.

be/seem open to

She wasn't interested in buying the car initially, but the salesman could see she was open to persuasion.

PHRASES

the art of persuasion

A good salesman understands the art of persuasion and knows how to influence customers effectively.

2

(noun.) set of beliefs

ADJ

political, religious

PHRASES

of all/different/varying persuasions

The team included players of different persuasions, but they all shared the same goal.

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