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suasion

[ swey-zhuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of advising, urging, or attempting to persuade; persuasion.
  2. an instance of this; a persuasive effort.


suasion

/ ˈsweɪʒən /

noun

  1. a rare word for persuasion
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈsuasive, adjective
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Other Words From

  • sua·sive [swey, -siv], sua·so·ry [swey, -s, uh, -ree], adjective
  • suasive·ly adverb
  • suasive·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of suasion1

1325–75; Middle English < Latin suāsiōn- (stem of suāsiō ), equivalent to suās ( us ), past participle of suādēre to advise ( suād-, verb stem + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s ) + -iōn- -ion
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Word History and Origins

Origin of suasion1

C14: from Latin suāsiō, from suādēre to persuade
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Example Sentences

But our authority, moral suasion, and dollars secured the peace in both Europe and Japan.

It was inevitable that Carver should undervalue moral suasion; a military man, he recognized only the arbitrament of brute force.

This, however, is effected by moral suasion alone, and physical punishment is extremely rare.

Either they would have the workers give up all struggle and depend upon moral suasion, or they would have them riot.

Just a flicker of vindictiveness crept into Boris' eyes, and under the suasion of firearms he turned again to the bag.

In the passage here omitted, Eleusius tries to win her over, but neither suasion nor scourging shake her resolution.

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