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dissuaded

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dis·suade

[dih-sweyd]
verb (used with object), -suad·ed, -suad·ing.
1.
to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
2.
Archaic. to advise or urge against: to dissuade an action.

Origin:
1505–15; < Latin dissuādēre, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + suādēre to recommend, urge, derivative of suād-, base of suāvis tasting agreeable; see suave

dis·suad·a·ble, adjective
dis·suad·er, noun
pre·dis·suade, verb (used with object), -suad·ed, -suad·ing.
un·dis·suad·a·ble, adjective
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dissuade
1510s, from L. dissuadere "to advise against," from dis- "off, against" + suadere "to urge" (see suasion). Related: Dissuaded.
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