Dissuade Definition
dĭ-swād
dissuaded, dissuades, dissuading
verb
dissuaded, dissuades, dissuading
To turn (a person) aside (from a course, etc.) by persuasion or advice.
Webster's New World
To advise against (an action)
Webster's New World
To convince not to try or do.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Dissuade
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From Middle French dissuader, from Latin dissuādeō (“I urge differently”, “I advise against”, “I dissuade”), from dis- (“away from”, “asunder”) + suādeō (“I recommend”, “I advise”, “I urge”).
From Wiktionary
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Latin dissuādēre dis- dis- suādēre to advise swād- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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