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dissuadedissuade /dɪˈsweɪd/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYdissuadeOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin dissuadere, from suadere to persuade VERB TABLEdissuade |
Present | I, you, we, they | dissuade | | he, she, it | dissuades | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dissuaded | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dissuaded | | he, she, it | has dissuaded | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dissuaded | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dissuade | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dissuaded |
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Present | I | am dissuading | | he, she, it | is dissuading | | you, we, they | are dissuading | Past | I, he, she, it | was dissuading | | you, we, they | were dissuading | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dissuading | | he, she, it | has been dissuading | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dissuading | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dissuading | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dissuading |
to make someone decide not to do something: He wanted to come with me, and nothing I said could dissuade him.dissuade somebody from doing something We hope the ads will dissuade teenagers from smoking. → persuade—dissuasion /dɪˈsweɪʒən/ noun [uncountable] |