i want to know the answer too! lol. There could be two 'opposites'. 'Disuade', meaning 'persuade not to (do something)' or 'not bother' (or similar expression) meaning not being concerned if someone does something or not.
No, the word 'persuade' is a verb: persuade, persuades, persuading, persuaded. The noun forms for the verb to persuade are persuader, persuadability , persuasibility, and the gerund, persuading. Another noun form is persuasion.
noun form for the verb to persuade are persuasion, and the gerund, persuading.
Persuade has two syllables. The syllables are per-suade.
Another word for persuade might include coax or convince or coerce. You could also use wheedle or cajole as a synonym for persuade.
It is persuade.
There is no antonym to "persuade". You can persuade people to do good, or persuade people to do bad. "Coerce" is a more negative version of persuade, but isn't opposite. Both verbs are about convincing someone to do something, but "coerce" generally only has negative connotations. There is no opposite to "persuade" because if someone is not actively persuading someone, they could be doing anything: standing still, talking, washing the car, playing a game, brushing their teeth... anything that could be described as "not persuading".
The opposite of coax (lure) could be chase, shoo, or drive away. Or possibly repel. The opposite of coax (persuade) would be dissuade.
i want to know the answer too! lol. There could be two 'opposites'. 'Disuade', meaning 'persuade not to (do something)' or 'not bother' (or similar expression) meaning not being concerned if someone does something or not.
It depends on who you want to persuade and what your persuading
I/you/we/they persuade. He/she/it persuades. The present participle is persuading.
i persuade her to go swimming
She tried to persuade him to change his mind about the project by presenting compelling arguments and evidence.
You do not persuade a customer by selling perfume. You may persuade a customer to buy perfume.
The verb form of persuasive is persuade. As in "to persuade someone".
The noun forms of the verb to persuade are persuader, persuasion, and the gerund, persuading.
Another word for persuade is convince.