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persuasive

[ per-swey-siv, -ziv ]

adjective

  1. able, fitted, or intended to persuade:

    a very persuasive argument.

    Synonyms: , ,



noun

  1. something that persuades; inducement.

persuasive

/ əˈɱɪɪ /

adjective

  1. having the power or ability to persuade; tending to persuade

    a persuasive salesman

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲ, adverb
  • ˈܲԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ܲs· adverb
  • ·ܲs·Ա noun
  • ԴDzp·ܲs adjective
  • non·ܲs· adverb
  • non·ܲs·Ա noun
  • p·ܲs adjective
  • ܲp·ܲs adjective
  • un·ܲs· adverb
  • un·ܲs·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of persuasive1

First recorded in 1580–90, persuasive is from the Medieval Latin word īܲ. See persuasible, -ive
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Hudson’s arguments about how police-related social policies have little basis in outcomes and data are persuasive, and so are her calls for starting small and establishing more human, peaceful methods of keeping the peace.

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He had the persuasive power to get the orchestra to give its incomparable all.

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It’s quite simply the most persuasive peaceful tool we have to improve people’s lives, spread democratic ideals and counter China’s growing influence in Africa and South America.

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Why does Van Buren, the wealthy industrialist who becomes László’s benefactor, use the line, “I found our conversation persuasive and intellectually stimulating” — twice — in their first meetings?

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We hope you have found this conversation persuasive and intellectually stimulating.

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