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unpersuade

unpersuade verb: to persuade (someone) against a formerly adopted course of action; to dissuade.

Verb

unpersuade (third-person singular simple present unpersuades, present participle unpersuading, simple past and past participle unpersuaded)

  1. (transitive) To persuade (someone) against a formerly adopted course of action; to dissuade.

Forms of unpersuade

third-person singular presentunpersuades
present participleunpersuading
past participleunpersuaded
pastunpersuaded

Origin of unpersuade

From un- + persuade.

Questions about unpersuade

What does unpersuade mean?
Unpersuade means to persuade (someone) against a formerly adopted course of action; to dissuade.
What part of speech is unpersuade?
Unpersuade is a verb.
What is the past tense of unpersuade?
The past tense of unpersuade is unpersuaded.

Words near unpersuade in the dictionary

  1. unperspirable
  2. unperspiring
  3. unpersuadable
  4. unpersuadableness
  5. unpersuadably
  6. unpersuade
  7. unpersuaded
  8. unpersuadedness
  9. unpersuades
  10. unpersuading
  11. unpersuasible

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