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suasion

[ swey-zhuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of advising, urging, or attempting to persuade; persuasion.
  2. an instance of this; a persuasive effort.


suasion

/ ˈɱɪə /

noun

  1. a rare word for persuasion
“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, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲ· [swey, -siv], ܲ·· [swey, -s, uh, -ree], adjective
  • ܲs· adverb
  • ܲs·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of suasion1

1325–75; Middle English < Latin ō- (stem of ō ), equivalent to ( us ), past participle of ŧ to advise ( -, verb stem + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s ) + -ō- -ion
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of suasion1

C14: from Latin ō, from ŧ to persuade
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Example Sentences

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If Palestinians had eschewed violence in favor of peaceful resistance and moral suasion, they probably would have had a viable state long ago.

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Some will argue that self-expression is the goal, others moral suasion; some will prefer soft power to storming the barricades and some the reverse.

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In language echoing the early, harsh years of the epidemic, Heritage called HIV/AIDS a “lifestyle disease” that should be suppressed by “education, moral suasion and legal sanctions.”

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Corporate boards have found ways to circumvent efforts to rein in executive pay through tax rules, shareholder voting options, and moral suasion.

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But “She Said” largely stresses the unglamorous grind of an investigation: the phone calls, the doorstepping, the delicate moral suasion that reporters use to convince sources to trust them.

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