persuasion

Phonetic Respelling: [ per-swey-zhuhn ]

Definition:

n. 1 the act of convincing someone to believe something or do something; 2 the ability to convince someone to believe something or do something.

Sentence:

She used gentle persuasion to get a raise from her boss.

More example sentences:

She used gentle persuasion to get a raise from her boss.

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We expected him to succumb to persuasion.

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"With what persuasion did he tempt thy..."?

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Synonyms:

urging; coxing;influence

Antonyms:

deter; discouragement; dissuasion; hindrance

Persuasion rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • asian
  • suasion
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • abrasion
  • caucasian
  • equation
  • eurasian
  • evasion
  • invasion
  • malaysian
  • occasion
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