dissuade
/dɪˈsweɪd/
dissuade verb: to convince not to try or do.
Verb
dissuade (third-person singular simple present dissuades, present participle dissuading, simple past and past participle dissuaded)
dissuade meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
dissuade in Tamil
- அறிவுறுத்து, எதிரதாய், எதிராக அறிவுரை கூறு, கருத்தை மாற்று, செயல்படு வதினின்றும் தடு, செயல்படுவதனின்றும் தடு
dissuade in Urdu
- منع کرنا, باز رکھنا, روکنا
dissuade in Bengali
- বিরত রাখা, নিরুৎসাহিত করা
dissuade in Malayalam
- പിന്തരിപ്പിക്കുക, ന്യായം പറഞ്ഞു തടുക്കുക, ബുദ്ധി തിരിക്കുക, മനസ്സുമാറ്റിക്കുക
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- dissuade in Kannada
- ತಡೆ, ತಪ್ಪಿಸು, ಕೂಡದು ಎನ್ನು, ಸಲ್ಲದೆನ್ನು
- dissuade in Odia
- ରୁହାଇବା ruhāibā
- dissuade in Vietnamese
- ngăn cản
Synonyms of dissuade
Antonyms
Forms of dissuade
| third-person singular present | dissuades |
|---|---|
| present participle | dissuading |
| past participle | dissuaded |
| past | dissuaded |
Origin of dissuade
From Middle French dissuader, from Latin dissuādeō (“to urge differently”, “to advise against”, “to dissuade”), from dis- (“away from”, “asunder”) + suādeō (“to recommend”, “to advise”, “to urge”).
Words formed from dissuade
Words that rhyme with dissuade
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- abraid
- blockade
- cade
- fade
- glade
- raid
- upbraid
- abrade
- crusade
- esplanade
- invade
- lade
- unlaid
- upgrade
- brigade
- brocade
- cavalcade
- colonnade
- displayed
- glissade
- grenade
- paid
- palisade
- unlade
- afraid
- ambuscade
- arcade
- corrade
- degrade
- enfilade
- evade
- jade
- lemonade
- made
- maid
- persuade
- pomade
- spade
- unmade
- aide
- cannonade
- carbonade
- carronade
- clade
- cockade
- Dade
- decayed
- dragonnade
Questions about dissuade
- What does dissuade mean?
- Dissuade means to convince not to try or do.
- What is dissuade in Tamil?
- Dissuade in Tamil is அறிவுறுத்து, எதிரதாய், எதிராக அறிவுரை கூறு. See Dissuade meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dissuade?
- Dissuade is a verb.
- How do you pronounce dissuade?
- Dissuade is pronounced /dɪˈsweɪd/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of dissuade?
- The past tense of dissuade is dissuaded.
Words near dissuade in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dissuade (page history and authors); dissuade (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dissuade (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Dissuade (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dissuade (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dissuade (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ରୁହାଇବା (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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