suasion
11suasion — suasive /sway siv/, suasory /sway seuh ree/, adj. suasively, adv. suasiveness, n. /sway zheuhn/, n. 1. the act of advising, urging, or attempting to persuade; persuasion. 2. an instance of this; a persuasive effort. [1325 75; ME < L suasion (s.… …
12suasion — noun The act of urging or influencing; persuasion. The high intricate ways of the Keep had a strange power of suasion, an ability to carry conviction. Syn: suasiveness See Also: persuade, dissuade …
13suasion — (su a zi on) s. f. Terme vieilli. Conseil, sollicitation. • Qu à tes suasions Mélite osât manquer à ce qu elle a promis...., CORN. Mél. III, 2. HISTORIQUE XIVe s. • Nous povon aussi bien faire bonnes operacions par la dottrine et par les… …
14suasion — /ˈsweɪʒən/ (say swayzhuhn) noun 1. the act of advising or urging, or attempting to persuade: *the inevitable conclusion was that moral suasion was of little purpose that there must be more of example than precept. –e.j. banfield, 1908. 2. an… …
15suasion — sua·sion || sweɪʒn n. persuasion, act of convincing …
16suasion — [ sweɪʒ(ə)n] noun formal persuasion as opposed to force or compulsion. Derivatives suasive adjective Origin ME: from OFr., or from L. suasio(n ), from suadere to urge …
17suasion — n. See persuasion …
18suasion — sua·sion …
19suasion — sua•sion [[t]ˈsweɪ ʒən[/t]] n. the act of attempting to persuade; persuasion • Etymology: 1325–75; ME < L suāsiō=suād(ēre) to advise + tiō tion sua′sive sɪv adj. sua′sive•ly, adv. sua′sive•ness, n …
20suasion — n. persuasion; advice …
