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# dissuade

verb (dissuade, dissuades, dissuaded, dissuading)

«dissuade» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To persuade someone not to do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissuade/#m1)
2. To talk someone out of a plan or idea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissuade/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and everyday life, friends and parents dissuade someone from a risky or foolish plan; in safety, signs try to dissuade people from swimming in dangerous water; phrases: «dissuade someone from doing».

### Examples

- I tried to dissuade my brother from jumping into the cold lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissuade/#x1)
- Nothing could dissuade her from entering the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissuade/#x2)
- The warning signs dissuade people from climbing the cliffs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissuade/#x3)
- Mum dissuaded me from cutting my own fringe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissuade/#x4)
- The teacher dissuaded him from giving up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissuade/#x5)
- Rain did not dissuade the fans from coming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissuade/#x6)
- My eldest brother and I did all we could to dissuade him, but it was of no use. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissuade/#x7)

### Note

Pattern: dissuade someone from doing something. Opposite: persuade. Pronounced dis-SWADE. Double s.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dissuade» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissuade/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dissuade» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dissuade.html) on Mova free.