win sb over
— phrasal verb with win uk/wɪn/us/wɪn/verb present participle winning, past tense and past participle won
UK also win sb round to persuade someone to support you or agree with you, often when they were opposed to you before:
He's not sure about the idea, but I'm sure we'll win him over in the end.
This is the last chance for the candidates to win over voters.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Urging & persuading
- argumentation
- blag
- brainwash
- bring
- browbeat
- butter
- cajole
- get sth out of sb
- persuade
- persuasion
- preach
- prevail on/upon sb
- proselytize
- rush sb into (doing) sth
- sucker sb into sth
- swing
- talk sb down
- talk sb out of sth
- twist
- work on sb
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