persuade to do

persuade someone to do something

to convince someone to do something. Are you sure I can't persuade you to have another piece of cake? Richard was easily persuaded to have another piece of his favorite cake.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Darrell	DER-əl, DAR-əl	English
Alicia	a-LEE-thya (Spanish), a-LEE-sya (Latin American Spanish), ə-LIS-yə (English), ə-LIS-ee-ə (English), ə-LISH-ə (English), ə-LEE-shə (English)	Spanish, English
Othello	o-THEL-o (English)	Literature
Nannie	['næni]
Austins	['ɔstinz]
Hilaria	ee-LAH-ryah (Spanish)	Ancient Roman, Spanish