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Definitions: PERSUADED |
PERSUADEDImperative & past participle1. Of Persuade Past participle & adjective1. Prevailed upon; influenced by argument or entreaty; convinced. |
Date "PERSUADED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Choice | Prefer; have rather, have as lief; fancy; (desire); be persuaded. |
Motive | Be persuaded; yield to temptation, come round; concede; (consent); obey a call; follow advice, follow the bent,.follow the dictates of; act on principle. |
Willingness | Docile; persuadable, persuasible; suasible, easily persuaded, facile, easy-going; tractable; (pliant); genial, gracious, cordial, cheering, hearty; content; (assenting). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: PERSUADED |
| English words defined with "PERSUADED": bijou ♦ Chaim Azriel Weizmann, Chaim Weizmann, Clark, confident, convinced ♦ decamp ♦ Electra ♦ flexibility, force ♦ Impersuadable ♦ Kenneth Bancroft Clark, Kenneth Clark ♦ Leo I, Leo the Great ♦ Orestes ♦ Persuasibility, positive ♦ skip, St Leo I, Stefan Wyszynski ♦ Themistocles, tractability, tractableness ♦ Unpersuasion ♦ vamoose ♦ Weizmann, Wyszynski. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "PERSUADED": Abishag, Advise, Amorous ♦ Eve ♦ HUMORIST ♦ in ♦ -in ♦ In- ♦ Lochinvar ♦ Melibeus, Mental Hallucinations ♦ Orator ♦ Persuade, Phaon ♦ Redgauntlet, Roland ♦ Sa-kuntala, severalty, Snakes ♦ valor ♦ Wake. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "PERSUADED": Unpersuasion. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Shin's love was only for my master and rather than see him fight Saki for her hand, she persuaded Yoshi to flee with me to America. (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; writing credit: Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird) | |
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Books | |
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| Author | Quotation |
James Russell Lowell | Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it. |
Laurence Sterne | I am persuaded that every time a man smiles, but much more so when he laughs, it adds something to this fragment of life. |
Robert Southey | No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth. |
Sidney J. Harris | If the devil could be persuaded to write a bible, he would title it, ''You Only Live Once.'' |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | But if either these illegal acts have extended to the majority of the people; or if the mischief and oppression has lighted only on some few, but in such cases, as the precedent, and consequences seem to threaten all; and they are persuaded in their consciences, that their laws, and with them their estates, liberties, and lives are in danger, and perhaps their religion too; how they will be hindered from resisting illegal force, used against them, I cannot tell. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | Robert Martin would never have proceeded so far, if he had not felt persuaded of her not being disinclined to him. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The mother, whom he persuaded that her child was happy and doing well, assented, and forwarded the twelve francs. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | All my retinue was that poor lad for an interpreter, whom I persuaded into my service, and at my humble request, we had each of us a mule to ride on. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Further, we are persuaded that the blood cholesterol level of most Americans is undesirably high, in large part because of our high dietary intake of calories, saturated fat, and cholesterol. (references) | |
Business | These factors have persuaded manufacturers to explore new activities, highlighted last year by Ford's decision to pay $1.6 billion for Kwik-Fit, the U.K. auto repair chain. (references) | |
Children | China | According to reports, parents of children with disabilities often are persuaded by doctors to place their children in large government-run institutions, often far from their parents, and in which care often is substandard. (references) |
Pakistan | In 1999 the English-language newspaper Dawn reported that doctors in Sindh had persuaded the Sindh health department to order a halt to the reporting of polio cases; however, polio cases were reported during the year. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Germany | In March the Economics Ministry persuaded the federal and state interior ministries to accept new wording that would only prohibit use of the "technology of L. Ron Hubbard" in executing government contracts. (references) |
Economic History | Saudi Arabia | Because of fiscal difficulties, King Saud had been persuaded in 1958 to delegate direct conduct of Saudi Government affairs to Faisal as Prime Minister; Saud briefly regained control of the government in 1960-62. In October 1962, Faisal outlined a broad reform program, stressing economic development. (references) |
Bulgaria | These firms persuaded the television stations to broadcast cigarette commercials only after 10 p.m. instead of during prime TV viewing hours when minors are watching. (references) | |
India | The National Association of Software and Services Companies estimates that web- based B2B trade will grow to USD 572 million in the year 2000/2001 and to more than USD 2 billion in 2002/2003. There are currently more than a dozen B2B portals in place and half have persuaded about 6,000 companies to list goods on their websites. (references) | |
Human Rights | Indonesia | However, in practice defendants often are persuaded not to hire an attorney, or access to an attorney of their choice is impeded. (references) |
Mozambique | Latrine facilities were primitive; in some prisons, inmates were forced to keep human waste in their cells until they persuaded or bribed attendants to remove it. Food was substandard and scarce. (references) | |
United Arab Emirates | The deceased citizen's family persuaded the prosecutor to appeal the acquittal and in May, the Shari'a court's acquittal was overturned. (references) | |
Political Economy | Burkina Faso | The two candidates who opposed the President provided only token opposition and reportedly were persuaded by the Government to run for the presidency to help create the appearance of a contested election. (references) |
Guinea | Although the PUP continued to dominate all three branches of Government, opposition parties on occasion have persuaded PUP Members of Parliament, including the National Assembly leadership, to vote with the opposition on specific legislative matters. (references) | |
Dominican Rep | Dominicans generally have a positive view of the U.S. Though political and economic nationalists at times resort to anti-Americanism and charges of U.S. interference in the country's affairs, few Dominicans seem persuaded by this rhetoric. (references) | |
Trade | Mexico | In addition, the importer can be persuaded because his bank will know of the failure. (references) |
Women | China | There have been reports that many women have been forced or persuaded into early retirement as well. (references) |
Worker Rights | China | In a few cases, workers took managers hostage, but were persuaded to end these standoffs peacefully. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | IN':ARDS:, n. The stomach, heart, soul and other bowels. Many eminent investigators do not class the soul as an in'ard, but that acute observer and renowned authority, Dr. Gunsaulus, is persuaded that the mysterious organ known as the spleen is nothing less than our important part. To the contrary, Professor Garrett P. Servis holds that man's soul is that prolongation of his spinal marrow which forms the pith of his no tail; and for demonstration of his faith points confidently to the fact that no tailed animals have no souls. Concerning these two theories, it is best to suspend judgment by believing both. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Rush Limbaugh | Rumor Says Racicot, El Rushbo Says Run Abe: There's a rumor out there that current RNC chairman and former Montana Governor Marc Racicot may be persuaded to run. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | At that time twenty Dollars would, I am persuaded, have engaged the Men for this term. |
Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | Persuaded that it is our interest to maintain our peace with them on equal terms or not at all, I propose to send in due time a reinforcement into the Mediterranean unless previous information shall show it to be necessary. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | In looking to the internal concerns of our country you will, I am persuaded, derive much satisfaction from a view of the several objects to which, in the discharge of your official duties, your attention will be drawn. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | But I am fully persuaded, if they are not commenced in a proper manner, confined to proper objects, and conducted under an authority generally conceded to be rightful, that a successful prosecution of them can not be reasonably expected. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "PERSUADED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 58.29% of the time. "PERSUADED" is used about 1,928 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 58.29% | 1,124 | 6,783 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 41.4% | 798 | 8,706 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 0.26% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.05% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,928 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "PERSUADED": be persuaded ♦ be persuaded that. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "PERSUADED": over-persuaded, un-persuaded. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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| Language | Translations for "PERSUADED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مقتنع (contented, convinced, satisfied). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 说服 (Convince, Convinced, Convincing, Persuade, Persuading, Persuasion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | hän ei taipunut tekemään sitä (he could not be persuaded to do it). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | persuadées, persuadée, persuadé, persuada. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | eingeredet, überredete. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | meg van győződve vmiről (to be persuaded of sg), meg van győződve vki becsületességéről (to be persuaded of sy's honesty), meg van győződve (to be convinced, to be persuaded, to trust). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 설득하는. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | coyrlit (advised), breigit (coaxed, seduced, wheedled). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ersuadedpay edificat (clear, enlightened), convins (confident, confirmed, convinced, earnest, out and out, positive). (various references) убеждать убежденный. (various references) övertygas (persuade). (various references) inanmak (be persuaded that, be sold on, believe, buy, credit, deem, esteem, give credence to, put faith in, rely, swallow, trust), ikna olmak (be convinced, be persuaded, be satisfied). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 25, Verse 15 |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Patientia lenietur princeps et lingua mollis confringet duritiam |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Bi pacience shal ben maad softe the prince; and a nesshe tunge shal to-breke hardnesse. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken. |
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| Language | Proverbs Chapter 25, Verse 15 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Tungod sa hataas nga pagpailub nalukmay ang usa ka magbubuot, Ug ang usa ka malomo nga dila nakapadugmok sa bukog. |
| Chinese | 恆 常 忍 耐 、 可 以 勸 動 君 王 ． 柔 和 的 舌 頭 、 能 折 斷 骨 頭 。 |
| Croatian | Strpljivošæu se ublažava sudac, mek jezik i kosti lomi. |
| Danish | Ved Tålmod overtales en Dommer, mild Tunge sønderbryder Ben. |
| Dutch | Een overste wordt door lankmoedigheid overreed; en een zachte tong breekt het gebeente. |
| Finnish | Kärsivällisyydellä taivutetaan ruhtinas, ja leppeä kieli murskaa luut. |
| French | Par la lenteur à la colère on fléchit un prince, Et une langue douce peut briser des os. |
| German | Durch Geduld wird ein Fürst versöhnt, und eine linde Zunge bricht die Härtigkeit. |
| Hungarian | Tûrés által engeszteltetik meg a fejedelem, és a szelíd beszéd megtöri a csontot. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kesabaran disertai kata-kata yang ramah dapat meyakinkan orang yang berkuasa, dan menghancurkan semua perlawanan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Dengan panjang sabar dapat dihancurkan hati seorang pemerintah, dan lidah yang lembut dapat menghancurkan tulang. |
| Italian | Con la pazienza il giudice si lascia persuadere, una lingua dolce spezza le ossa. |
| Korean | 오 래 참 으 면 관 원 이 그 말 을 용 납 하 나 니 부 드 러 운 혀 는 뼈 를 꺾 느 니 라 |
| Maori | ¶ Ma te roa e whakamanawanui ana ka whakaae mai ai te kingi, a ma te arero ngawarika mangungu ai te wheua. |
| Norwegian | Ved saktmodighet blir en fyrste overtalt, og en mild tunge knuser ben. |
| Portuguese | Pela longanimidade se persuade o príncipe, e a língua branda quebranta os ossos. |
| Rumanian | Prin rqbdare se knduplecq un voivod, wi o limbq dulce poate zdrobi oase. |
| Russian | лТПФПУФША УЛМПОСЕФУС Л НЙМПУФЙ ЧЕМШНПЦБ, Й НСЗЛЙК СЪЩЛ РЕТЕМБНЩЧБЕФ ЛПУФШ. |
| Spanish | Con larga paciencia se persuade al jefe, y la lengua blanda quebranta los huesos. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "PERSUADED": overpersuaded, unpersuaded. (additional references) | |
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"PERSUADED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: persauded, persuadesd, persuave, persude, perswade, pursaude, pursuade. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "PERSUADED" (pronounced perswā"dud) |
| 6 | -s w ā" d u d | dissuaded. |
| 5 | -w ā" d u d | waded. |
| 4 | -ā" d u d | aided, bladed, blockaded, braided, cascaded, degraded, evaded, faded, graded, invaded, jaded, paraded, pervaded, raided, serenaded, shaded, traded, unaided, upbraided. |
| 3 | -d u d | abided, abounded, acceded, accorded, added, afforded, alluded, amended, appended, applauded, apprehended, ascended, astounded, attended, avoided, awarded, backhanded, banded, barricaded, beaded, bearded, bedded, befriended, beheaded, bended, blended, blinded, blindfolded, blindsided, blooded, boarded, bombarded, bonded, bounded, branded, breaded, broadsided, brooded, candid, carded, ceded, chided, clouded, coded, coincided, collided, colluded, commanded, commended, compounded, comprehended, conceded, concluded, confided, confounded, contended, corded, corresponded, corroded, crowded, decided, deeded, defended, defrauded, deluded, demanded, denuded, depended, derided, descended, disbanded, discarded, disregarded, distended, divided, downgraded, downloaded, dreaded, dumbfounded, eluded, embedded, encoded, ended, enshrouded, eroded, evenhanded, exceeded, excluded, expanded, expended, exploded, expounded, extended, extruded, exuded, fended, feuded, fielded, flooded, folded, forwarded, founded, funded, gilded, glided, goaded, grounded, guarded, guided, handed, hardheaded, headed, heeded, heralded, herded, hoarded, homesteaded, hooded, hounded, imbedded, impeded, imploded, impounded, included, intended, interceded, intruded, kidded, landed, larded, lauded, leaded, lightheaded, loaded, lopsided, masterminded, melded, mended, minded, misguided, molded, muddleheaded, needed, nodded, offended, outmoded, overcrowded, overextended, overfunded, overloaded, padded, pleaded, plodded, pounded, preceded, precluded, prerecorded, presided, pretended, prided, proceeded, prodded, propounded, provided, railroaded, rebounded, receded, recommended, recorded, redheaded, refunded, regarded, reloaded, remanded, reminded, remolded, reprimanded, rescinded, resided, responded, retarded, rewarded, rounded, safeguarded, sanded, scalded, scolded, seceded, secluded, seconded, seeded, shepherded, shielded, shredded, shrouded, sided, skidded, sordid, sounded, spearheaded, speeded, splendid, stampeded, stranded, studded, subdivided, subsided, succeeded, superseded, surrounded, suspended, tended, threaded, transcended, trended, unamended, unattended, unbounded, unbranded, undecided, underfunded, underhanded, undivided, unexploded, unfolded, unfounded, unfunded, unguarded, unheeded, unheralded, unimpeded, unintended, unleaded, unloaded, unneeded, unrecorded, upgraded, voided, wadded, warded, wedded, weeded, welded, wielded, winded, wooded, worded, wounded, wrongheaded, yielded. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-d-e-e-p-r-s-u" | |
-1 letter: persuade, respaded, superadd. | |
-2 letters: padders, perdues, perused, respade, speared, spudder, supered. | |
-3 letters: adders, deader, draped, drapes, dreads, drupes, dupers, erased, padder, padres, pardee, pareus, parsed, paused, pauser, perdue, perdus, peruse, pesade, prudes, purdas, pureed, purees, pursed, rasped, readds, reaped, reseau, reseda, reused, rupees, sadder, seared, serape, spaded, spader, spared, spread, sueded, udders, urease. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-d-e-e-p-r-s-u" | |
+1 letter: superadded. | |
+2 letters: unpersuaded. | |
+4 letters: overpersuaded, superabounded, superhardened. | |
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