Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- past participle Prevailed upon; influenced by argument or entreaty; convinced.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
persuade .
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Examples
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If the label persuaded her into trying something with more commercial appeal, no doubt it was with her coda of "Okay, but I'm doing it my way ..."
unknown title 2009
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Disagreements between the various camps are sufficiently technical that most people hear something like 'blah, blah, blah,' and will therefore not be persuaded from the version that provides justification for their preferences.
Where is the Failure?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Who could help thinking of the ` ` I Love Lucy '' episode where a Paris couture label persuaded Lucy and Ethel to swan around the City of Lights in burlap sacks and feedbags.
Patt Morrison: Nouvelle ``Bague'' -- A Bunch of Fashion Sad Sacks 2008
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When Donovan moved to the University of Florida he again persuaded Williams to enroll there to play basketball.
Open Letter to David Stern, Commissioner, National Basketball Association | PopPolitics.com 2005
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When Donovan moved to the University of Florida he again persuaded Williams to enroll there to play basketball.
Print - Open Letter to David Stern, Commissioner, National Basketball Association | PopPolitics.com 2005
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When Donovan moved to the University of Florida he again persuaded Williams to enroll there to play basketball.
Open Letter to David Stern, Commissioner, National Basketball Association | PopPolitics.com 2005
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Wittgenstein persuaded me that what wanted doing in logic was too difficult for me.
04.04 M-mv 2004
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Wittgenstein persuaded me that what wanted doing in logic was too difficult for me.
04.04 M-mv 2004
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Wittgenstein persuaded me that what wanted doing in logic was too difficult for me.
03.04 M-mv 2004
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Wittgenstein persuaded me that what wanted doing in logic was too difficult for me.
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