Polyglot Dictionary

dissuade

/dɪˈsweɪd/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
dissuades
past
dissuaded
past participle
dissuaded
gerund
dissuading

Meaning

  1. disuadir

    • She tried to dissuade him from quitting.

      Intentó disuadirlo de renunciar.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

deter

Deter discourages someone through fear, risk or difficulty; dissuade talks someone out of it through persuasion.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa dissuade?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She tried to ___ him from quitting.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a dissuade?

verb

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