persuasive

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪsɪv/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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adj
Good at making people agree or believe something; convincing.

She made a persuasive argument for changing the policy.

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Synonyms

1 adj · good at making people agree... cogent convincing

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Forms persuasiveness

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Phrases (1)

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persuasive eloquence
skilled, expressive speech or writing that wins people over

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle French persuasif, from Medieval Latin persuāsīvus, from Latin past participle stem of persuādēre + -īvus.

*sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European persuasif Middle French persuāsīvus la-med

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