persuade

verbs

win approval or support for
"Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"
carry, persuade, sway
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persuasible
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persuasive
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!"
persuade
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persuasible
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persuasive
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persuasion
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persuader
antonym
dissuade
is a type of (narrower)
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
"The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate