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dissuaded

dissuaded is the simple past and past participle of dissuade.

Meaning of dissuade

Verb

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.
    Synonyms:
    unsell

Words formed from dissuaded

Questions about dissuaded

What is dissuaded the simple past and past participle of?
Dissuaded is the simple past and past participle of dissuade.

Words near dissuaded in the dictionary

  1. disspreads
  2. disstrack
  3. disstracks
  4. dissuadable
  5. dissuade
  6. dissuaded
  7. dissuader
  8. dissuaders
  9. dissuades
  10. dissuading
  11. dissuadings

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