persuade
ਨਿਸ਼ਚਿੰਤ
definition
verb
it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing
cause (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.
example
No human voice can 'persuade' the man who believes that God is speaking in his other ear.
Nor do I think a slippery slope case would 'persuade' anyone who can see nothing wrong with banning such views.
His agent has been trying to 'persuade' him to move down to London, so that he will be closer to the jobs.
he did everything he could to 'persuade' the police that he was the robber
How could I 'persuade' her to believe me and not think I was being mental or playing a joke?
he did everything he could to 'persuade' the police that he was the robber
If the moral case won't 'persuade' everyone, perhaps the practical case will.
He believes this would 'persuade' many motorists to switch to a second-hand purchase.
Alas, the lead singer's attempts to 'persuade' him to remove his shirt for the ladies went down the toilet.
Her dad's efforts to 'persuade' her to buy a computer have fallen on deaf ears.
Once again, I have concluded that the evidence does not 'persuade' me that this event occurred.
You have no idea how difficult it was to 'persuade' him to move it back into the kitchen.
I couldn't 'persuade' her that I was serious
the argument failed to 'persuade' me
The arguments and results may 'persuade' you to change the way you coach this critical skill.
A more modern party may finally 'persuade' them out of their armchairs and into the polling booth.
Efforts to 'persuade' teenagers to stay at school had also been increased.
But the supposed need for an early revolution did 'persuade' many to accept violence as a temporary necessity.
to 'persuade' sb of sth
Laurel and Hardy's best performances 'persuade' you that humiliation is not all it's cracked up to be.
to 'persuade' sb to do sth
It tends to 'persuade' people who may be otherwise inclined to carry out a preventative maintenance service once a year.
Why would individuals expend effort to 'persuade' an audience about something that it already believes?
nothing in this universe would 'persuade' them of it
He seems truly to have been 'persuaded' of the justice of his claims.
His top-rated programme now 'persuades' people to go out and buy satellite receivers.
‘I did some research and took a long time 'persuading' Mary to take the gamble, but in January this year a dentist started removing her fillings,’ he said.
Applying that standard we were not 'persuaded' of the guilt of the employee and we could not move honestly to dismissal.
There was a high proportion of this electorate who are not 'persuaded' of his leadership abilities.
Investors have yet to be 'persuaded' of the merits of this new tack, but they have little choice in the matter.
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