Vocabulary

persuade

説(せっ)得(とく)する(する)

B1 · Intermediate Uncommon

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Verb

To convince someone to do or believe something by giving reasons or talking to them.

理由(りゆう)を示(しめ)したり話(はな)し合(あ)ったりして、人(ひと)に何(なに)かをするように納得(なっとく)させること。

Examples

  1. I tried to persuade my friend to join the trip.
  2. The advertisement was designed to persuade customers to buy the product.

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