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Definition of dissuade verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

dissuade

verb

NAmE//dɪˈsweɪd//

dissuade somebody (from something/from doing something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they dissuade

he / she / it dissuades

past simple dissuaded

-ing form dissuading

to persuade someone not to do something I tried to dissuade him from giving up his job. They were going to set off in the fog, but were dissuaded.

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