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.
See also: persuade

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pista-Hungarian
Blount[blaunt]
Natacha-French, Portuguese
ValÉRy-French
Cuthberht-Anglo-Saxon
Attenborough['ætnbərə]