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persuadere

to persuade

verb per-swah-DEH-reh Rare
Communication Speech

Origin: From Latin persuadere, from per- (thoroughly) + suadere (to advise, urge).

Also means

to convince

Usage Note

Persuadere is an irregular verb — its past participle is persuaso (not persuaduto). It is slightly more formal than convincere and often implies a sustained, reasoned effort to change someone's mind. Takes avere as auxiliary. The reflexive persuadersi means 'to become convinced.'

Examples

"Non è riuscito a persuaderla a cambiare idea."

Natural Translation

He failed to persuade her to change her mind.

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