Vocabulary
Persuade
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.
Urdu meaning
قائل کرنا، راغب کرنا، اکسانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Instead of whining, the business community must work together to persuade the government to pass a law to this effect Article 158, which gives the first right of use to the province which produces gas, comes to mind in this context.
- A government that cannot provide clean water, reliable clinics or decent schools struggles to persuade parents to trust a vaccine.
- It will also not persuade the Taliban to change course given what happened the last time this approach was tried.
- Health Minister Mustafa Kamal has rightly shifted from coercive policing practices to engaging community influencers so that they, instead, may persuade hesitant families.
- Women in Pakistan have to perfect scowls they can paste on their faces every time they leave their home because the mistake of smiling can persuade some man that he can pursue and harass and stalk them.
Synonyms
prevail on, coax, talk someone into, convince, get, make, press someone into, induce,
Antonyms
dissuade, discourage, deter
Curator example
“it wasn’t easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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