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overpersuasion

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o⋅ver⋅per⋅suade

  [oh-ver-per-sweyd]
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–verb (used with object), -suad⋅ed, -suad⋅ing.
1. to persuade (a person) against his or her inclination or intention: By threats and taunts they had overpersuaded him to steal the car.
2. to win or bring over by persuasion.
Origin:
1615–25; over- + persuade

Related forms:
o⋅ver⋅per⋅sua⋅sion, noun
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o·ver·per·suade   (ō'vər-pər-swād')   
tr.v.   o·ver·per·suad·ed, o·ver·per·suad·ing, o·ver·per·suades
To persuade (someone) to act contrary to inclination or choice.
o'ver·per·sua'sion n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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