suade

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /sweɪd/ UK /sweɪd/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to urge or persuade; an archaic short form of persuade

No argument could suade her from the chosen path.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to urge or persuade; an... persuade urge exhort induce coax

Opposites

dissuade deter

Word family

Derived forms suasionsuasive

Related forms persuade dissuade suave

Etymology

A learned back-formation/aphetic short form of persuade, from Latin suādēre ('to advise, urge, recommend'), from suāvis ('sweet, agreeable'), from Proto-Indo-European *swéh2dus ('sweet').

suādēre Latin suāvis Latin *swéh2dus Proto-Indo-European

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# suade

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

## Meanings
1. to urge or persuade; an archaic short form of persuade

## Examples
- No argument could suade her from the chosen path.

## Synonyms
- persuade
- urge
- exhort
- induce
- coax

## Antonyms
- dissuade
- deter

## Derived Forms
- suasion
- suasive

## Related Forms
- persuade
- dissuade
- suave

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: suādēre
- Root: suāvis
- Root: *swéh2dus

## Etymology
A learned back-formation/aphetic short form of persuade, from Latin suādēre ('to advise, urge, recommend'), from suāvis ('sweet, agreeable'), from Proto-Indo-European *swéh2dus ('sweet').

## AI Etymology
Suade is a learned back-formation/aphetic short form of persuade, from Latin suādēre ('to advise, urge, recommend'), from suāvis ('sweet, agreeable'), from Proto-Indo-European *swéh2dus ('sweet'). Its formation runs backward from an existing longer form, producing a shorter base that then carries the same family of senses. As a verb, it means "to urge or persuade; an archaic short form of persuade", so the modern sense keeps the older action or relation visible. Relevant historical forms include Latin suādēre, Latin suāvis, and Proto-Indo-European *swéh2dus. Derivative forms include suasion, suasive; related words include persuade, dissuade, suave.

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- Describing Qualities
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