dissuade

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪˈsweɪd/ UK /dɪˈsweɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to persuade someone not to take a course of action

Nothing could dissuade her from climbing the mountain alone.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to persuade someone not to... deter discourage divert disinclinewarn off

Opposites

persuade encourage convince induce urge

Word family

Forms dissuasion

Derived forms dissuasiondissuasivedissuaderdissuadable

Related forms persuade suasiondissuasion

Etymology

From Latin dissuadere ('to advise against'), from dis- ('against') + suadere ('to urge, advise, recommend'), related to suavis ('sweet, agreeable').

dissuadere Latin suadere Latin

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# dissuade

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈsweɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈsweɪd/

## Meanings
1. to persuade someone not to take a course of action

## Examples
- Nothing could dissuade her from climbing the mountain alone.

## Synonyms
- deter
- discourage
- divert
- disincline
- warn off

## Antonyms
- persuade
- encourage
- convince
- induce
- urge

## Derived Forms
- dissuasion
- dissuasive
- dissuader
- dissuadable

## Related Forms
- persuade
- suasion
- dissuasion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dissuadere
- Root: suadere

## Etymology
From Latin dissuadere ('to advise against'), from dis- ('against') + suadere ('to urge, advise, recommend'), related to suavis ('sweet, agreeable').

## AI Etymology
Dissuade is from Latin dissuadere ('to advise against'), from dis- ('against') + suadere ('to urge, advise, recommend'), related to suavis ('sweet, agreeable'). The ancestry passes through Latin dissuadere and Latin suadere. The prefix dis- often marks separation, reversal, or negation in Latin and English formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a verb, it means "to persuade someone not to take a course of action", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include persuade, suasion, and dissuasion; derived forms include dissuasion, dissuasive, dissuader, and dissuadable.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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