/
dɪˈsweɪd/
v.
(
dissuade someone from)
persuade someone not to take (a course of action).
Derivative
- dissuader n.
- dissuasion n.
- dissuasive adj.
Etymology
C15 (earlier (ME) as dissuasion): from L. dissuadere, from dis- (expressing reversal) + suadere ‘advise, persuade’.
