suasion

noun

the act of advising, urging, or attempting to persuade; persuasion.

an instance of this; a persuasive effort.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Latin suāsiōn- (stem of suāsiō), equivalent to suās(us), past participle of suādēre to advise (suād-, verb stem + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

sua·sive

[swey-siv] , sua·so·ry

[swey-suh-ree] , adjective

sua·sive·ly, adverb

sua·sive·ness, noun

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suasion (ˈsweɪʒən)

—n
	a rare word for persuasion

[C14: from Latin suāsiō, from suādēre to persuade]

'suasive

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

suasion

late 14c., probably via O.Fr. suasion (14c.), from L. suasionem (nom. suasio) "an advising, a counseling," from suasus, pp. of suadere "to urge, persuade" (related to suavis "sweet;" see sweet). Survives chiefly in phrase moral suasion (1640s).

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Example sentences

However, the office has no enforcement mechanism other than moral suasion.

Lectures and hectoring and moral suasion don't work, but changing the

environment these kids grow up in might work.

While maturing behind bars, he decided that moral suasion might work where

bombs had failed.

Moral suasion and kind treatment have taken the place of muscle and fistic

ability in the school room.