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dissuade

See also: dissuadé

English

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Etymology

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From Middle French dissuader, from Latin dissuādeō (“I urge differently”, “I advise against”, “I dissuade”), from dis- (“away from”, “asunder”) suādeō (“I recommend”, “I advise”, “I urge”).

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dissuade (third-person singular simple present dissuades, present participle dissuading, simple past and past participle dissuaded)

  1. (transitive) To convince not to try or do.
    Jane dissuaded Martha from committing suicide.

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French

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Verb

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dissuade

  1. inflection of dissuader:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dis.suˈa.de/, /disˈswa.de/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ade
  • Hyphenation: dis‧su‧à‧de, dis‧suà‧de

Verb

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dissuade

  1. third-person singular present indicative of dissuadere

References

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  1. ^ dissuadere, dissuasi in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin

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dissuādē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of dissuādeō

Portuguese

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Verb

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dissuade

  1. inflection of dissuadir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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