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overpersuade

[ oh-ver-per-sweyd ]

verb (used with object)

, o·ver·per·suad·ed, o·ver·per·suad·ing.
  1. to persuade (a person) against their own inclination or intention:

    By threats and taunts they had overpersuaded him to steal the car.

  2. to win or bring over by persuasion.


overpersuade

/ ˌəʊvəpəˈsweɪd /

verb

  1. tr to persuade (someone) against his inclination or judgment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • over·per·suasion noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of overpersuade1

First recorded in 1615–25; over- + persuade
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Example Sentences

I am not sure that I do not now regret that I allowed my church-wardens to overpersuade me on this point.

And Wulfhere and I tried a little to overpersuade her, but then a groom came to say that all was ready.

It was a spontaneous throe of the imagination, which had force to overpersuade the organs of perception.

Because by gaining her he would the more easily overpersuade her husband to give his consent.

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