dissuade: Meaning and Definition of
dis•suade
Pronunciation: (di-swād'), [key]
— -suad•ed, -suad•ing.
- to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often fol. by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- to advise or urge against: to dissuade an action.
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