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overpersuade

UK/ˌəʊvəpəˈsweɪd/

overpersuade verb: to win someone over through persuasion; to convince (someone) to do something against their own judgement or wishes.

Verb

overpersuade (third-person singular simple present overpersuades, present participle overpersuading, simple past and past participle overpersuaded)

  1. To win someone over through persuasion; to convince (someone) to do something against their own judgement or wishes.
    • Opportunitie casting him into the company of foure French Gallants well attended [...]; over-perswaded him to goe with them into France, to the Dutchesse of Mercury, from whom they should not only have meanes, but also Letter of favour to her noble Duke [...].1630, John Smith, True Travels, Kupperman, published 1988, page 36
    • […] Persius has given us a very humorous account of a young fellow who was roused out of his bed in order to be sent on a long voyage, by Avarice, and afterwards overpersuaded and kept at home by Luxury.1711 May 13 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison], “WEDNESDAY, May 3, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 55; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume I, New...

Forms of overpersuade

third-person singular presentoverpersuades
present participleoverpersuading
past participleoverpersuaded
pastoverpersuaded

Origin of overpersuade

From over- + persuade.

Questions about overpersuade

What does overpersuade mean?
Overpersuade means to win someone over through persuasion; to convince (someone) to do something against their own judgement or wishes.
What part of speech is overpersuade?
Overpersuade is a verb.
How do you pronounce overpersuade?
Overpersuade is pronounced /ˌəʊvəpəˈsweɪd/ (UK).
What is the past tense of overpersuade?
The past tense of overpersuade is overpersuaded.

Words near overpersuade in the dictionary

  1. overpersonalizations
  2. overpersonalize
  3. overpersonalized
  4. overpersonalizes
  5. overpersonalizing
  6. overpersuade
  7. overpersuaded
  8. overpersuades
  9. overpersuading
  10. overpersuasion
  11. overpersuasions

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