Definitions for dissuade

dissuade dis·suade

Spelling: [dih-sweyd]
IPA: /dɪˈsweɪd/

Dissuade is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 175 anagrams from letters in dissuade (addeissu).

Definitions for dissuade

verb (used with object)

  1. to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from):
  2. Archaic. to advise or urge against:

Origin of dissuade

1505-15; Latin dissuādēre, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + suādēre to recommend, urge, derivative of suād-, base of suāvis tasting agreeable; see Examples for dissuade

Yet neither tried to dissuade her from the rash adventure—as yet.

The point of publishing all the scary stats is not to dissuade people from being professional musicians.

Yet that should not stop NATO from using its resources to dissuade further Russian aggression, Volker said.

Thankful at first tried to dissuade her, but soon gave up the attempt.

Those excuses would do little to dissuade those enforcing the statute, if the U.S. had concrete proof of the suspected killings.

The man was about to attempt to dissuade her, when Sing interrupted.

I—some of our healers can dissuade the conviction of decayed teeth.

The Obama administration pulled out many stops at the time to dissuade Menendez from introducing his sanctions legislation.

Solmaz says she has never seen police try to round up or dissuade the dealers who work around Khaneye Honarmanan.

They tried to dissuade her, but she grew irritable and ordered them to go on.

Word Value for dissuade
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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