persuade
(verb)
verb
1. win approval or support for
Definition categories: social, influence, work
2. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
- You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!
Definition categories: communication, cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate
Sentences with persuade as a verb:
- That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion.