dissuade

//dɪˈsweɪd//
C1Frequency Level 12Formal
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Verb

dissuadeInfinitive
dissuadePresent tense
dissuadedPast tense
dissuadedPast participle
dissuadingPresent participle
dissuadesThird-person singular
1

To persuade someone not to do something or to discourage them from a course of action.

Her parents tried to dissuade her from quitting her job.