Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  persuade 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  persuade 
 
  Sense  2 
  persuade 
  =>  bring  round,  bring  around 
  =>  badger 
  =>  sell 
  =>  chat  up 
  =>  talk  into 
  =>  rope  in 
  =>  wheedle,  cajole,  palaver,  blarney,  coax,  sweet-talk,  inveigle 
  =>  convert,  win  over  convince 
  =>  brainwash 
  =>  charm,  influence,  tempt 
  =>  prevail 
  =>  drag 
  =>  tempt 
  =>  seduce,  score,  make 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  persuade 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  persuade 
 
  Sense  2 
  persuade 
  =>  bring  round,  bring  around 
  =>  badger 
  =>  sell 
  =>  chat  up 
  =>  talk  into 
  =>  rope  in 
  =>  wheedle,  cajole,  palaver,  blarney,  coax,  sweet-talk,  inveigle 
  =>  soft-soap 
  =>  browbeat,  bully,  swagger 
  =>  convert,  win  over  convince 
  =>  proselytize 
  =>  disarm 
  =>  brainwash 
  =>  charm,  influence,  tempt 
  =>  magnetize,  mesmerize,  mesmerise,  bewitch,  spellbind 
  =>  prevail 
  =>  drag 
  =>  tempt 
  =>  seduce,  score,  make 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  persuade 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  persuade 
 
  2  senses  of  persuade 
 
  Sense  1 
  carry,  persuade,  sway 
  =>  influence,  act  upon  work 
 
  Sense  2 
  persuade 
  =>  induce,  stimulate,  cause  have  get  make 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  persuade 
 
  persuade  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  persuade 
 
  Sense  1 
  carry,  persuade,  sway 
  =>  influence,  act  upon  work 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  persuade 
  =>  induce,  stimulate,  cause  have  get  make 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  persuade 
 
  The  verb  persuade  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (17)  carry,  persuade,  sway  --  (win  approval  or  support  for  "Carry  all  before  one") 
  2.  (13)  persuade  --  (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!") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  persuade 
 
  The  verb  persuade  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (17)  carry,  persuade,  sway  --  (win  approval  or  support  for  "Carry  all  before  one") 
  2.  (13)  persuade  --  (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!") 

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