suasion

sua·sion

S0832100 (swā′zhən)n. Persuasion: moral suasion.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin suāsiō, suāsiōn-, from suāsus, past participle of suādēre, to advise; see swād- in Indo-European roots.]

suasion

(ˈsweɪʒən) n a rare word for persuasion[C14: from Latin suāsiō, from suādēre to persuade] ˈsuasive adj

sua•sion

(ˈsweɪ ʒən)

n. the act of attempting to persuade; persuasion. [1325–75; Middle English < Latin suāsiō=suād(ēre) to advise + -tiō -tion] sua′sive (-sɪv) adj. sua′sive•ly, adv. sua′sive•ness, n.

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suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or actionpersuasioncommunicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"line - persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress; "`let me show you my etchings' is a rather worn line"; "he has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it"; "that salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk"arm-twisting - persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure; "some gentle arm-twisting produced the desired result"; "no amount of arm-twisting will get me to agree"canvassing, electioneering, bell ringing - persuasion of voters in a political campaignexhortation, incitement - the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasionproselytism - the practice of proselytizingsloganeering - persuasion by means of empty slogansprompting, suggestion - persuasion formulated as a suggestionweapon, artillery - a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons"

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