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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDissuade
/dɪˈsweɪd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To persuade someone not to take a particular course of action.
"She tried to dissuade him from quitting his job." - 2
To convince someone to refrain from doing something.
"The teacher dissuaded the students from cheating on the exam."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'dissuade' originates from the Latin 'dissuadere', which means 'to advise against'. It evolved through Old French before entering Middle English, retaining its meaning of advising someone not to do something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dissuade" is said worldwide
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dissuader
Transliteration: dis-wah-day
"Elle a essayé de le dissuader de quitter son emploi."
dissuadieren
Transliteration: dis-zu-ah-dee-ren
"Sie versuchte, ihn davon abzuhalten, seinen Job zu kündigen."
dissuadere
Transliteration: dis-swah-de-re
"Ha cercato di dissuaderlo dal lasciare il lavoro."
disuadir
Transliteration: dis-wah-deer
"Intentó disuadirlo de renunciar a su trabajo."
dissuadir
Transliteration: dis-swah-deer
"Ela tentou dissuadi-lo de deixar o emprego."
निवारक करना
Transliteration: nivaarak karna
"उसने उसे नौकरी छोड़ने से निवारक करने की कोशिश की।"
劝阻
Transliteration: quàn zǔ
"她试图劝阻他辞职。"
단념시키다
Transliteration: dan-nyeom-si-ki-da
"그녀는 그가 직장을 그만두지 않도록 단념시키려 했다."
思いとどまらせる
Transliteration: omoitoro-marasero
"彼女は彼に仕事を辞めさせないように思いとどまらせようとした。"
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