- dissuade someone from
- persuade someone not to take (a course of action).→ dissuade
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
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dissuade — [[t]dɪswe͟ɪd[/t]] dissuades, dissuading, dissuaded VERB If you dissuade someone from doing or believing something, you persuade them not to do or believe it. [FORMAL] [V n from ing/n] Doctors had tried to dissuade patients from smoking... [V n… … English dictionary
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