dissuade

«dissuade» in Mova's school dictionary: To persuade someone not to do something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (dissuade, dissuades, dissuaded, dissuading)

meaning for a pupil

1) To persuade someone not to do something. tree →

2) To talk someone out of a plan or idea. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and everyday life, friends and parents dissuade someone from a risky or foolish plan; in safety, signs try to dissuade people from swimming in dangerous water; phrases: «dissuade someone from doing».

examples

• I tried to dissuade my brother from jumping into the cold lake. tree →
• Nothing could dissuade her from entering the race. tree →
• The warning signs dissuade people from climbing the cliffs. tree →
• Mum dissuaded me from cutting my own fringe. tree →
• The teacher dissuaded him from giving up. tree →
• Rain did not dissuade the fans from coming. tree →
• My eldest brother and I did all we could to dissuade him, but it was of no use. tree →

note

Pattern: dissuade someone from doing something. Opposite: persuade. Pronounced dis-SWADE. Double s.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dissuade» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.