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   Dissuade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissuaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissuading.] [L. dissuadere, dissuasum; dis- + suadere to advise, persuade: cf. F. dissuader. See Suasion.]
   To advise or exhort against; to try to persuade (one from a course). [Obsolescent]
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   Mr. Burchell, on the contrary, dissuaded her with great ardor: and I stood neuter.
   Goldsmith.
   
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   War, therefore, open or concealed, alike
   My voice dissuades.
   Milton.
   
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   To divert by persuasion; to turn from a purpose by reasons or motives; -- with from; as, I could not dissuade him from his purpose.
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   I have tried what is possible to dissuade him.
   Mad. D' Arblay.
   
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