persuasible

 [per-swey-suh-buhl, -zuh-]  

per·sua·si·ble

   [per-swey-suh-buhl, -zuh-]
adjective
capable of being persuaded; open to or yielding to persuasion.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin persuāsibilis convincing, equivalent to persuās(us) (past participle of persuādēre to persuade; see suasion) + -ibil(is) -ible

Related forms
per·sua·si·bil·i·ty, noun
non·per·sua·si·ble, adjective
un·per·sua·si·ble, adjective
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persuade (pəˈsweɪd)
 
—vb
1.  to induce, urge, or prevail upon successfully: he finally persuaded them to buy it
2.  to cause to believe; convince: even with the evidence, the police were not persuaded
 
[C16: from Latin persuādēre, from per- (intensive) + suādēre to urge, advise]
 
per'suadable
 
—adj
 
per'suasible
 
—adj
 
persuada'bility
 
—n
 
persuasi'bility
 
—n
 
per'suader
 
—n

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