convince / persuade — Convince is to cause another to feel sure or believe something to be true: Well, Argyle Greenpasture has convinced me that aliens do exist. Persuade is to talk someone into doing something: Percy persuaded me to help him wash his car … Confused words
convince / persuade — Convince is to cause another to feel sure or believe something to be true: Well, Argyle Greenpasture has convinced me that aliens do exist. Persuade is to talk someone into doing something: Percy persuaded me to help him wash his car … Confused words
convince, persuade — The words are not quite the same. You convince someone that he should believe, but persuade him to act. It is possible to persuade a person to do something without convincing him of the correctness or necessity of doing it. A separate… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
convince, persuade — Although often used interchangeably, the words are not quite the same. Briefly, you convince someone that he should believe but persuade him to act. It is possible to persuade a person to do something without convincing him of the correctness… … Dictionary of troublesome word
convince, persuade — These words are related in meaning but do have different uses. Convince means to satisfy the understanding of someone about the truth of a statement or situation : Johnny convinced me by quoting exact figures. Persuade suggests winning over… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Convince — Con*vince , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convinced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convincing}.] [L. convincere, victum, to refute, prove; con + vincere to conquer. See {Victor}, and cf. {Convict}.] 1. To overpower; to overcome; to subdue or master. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
convince — verb 1) he convinced me that I was wrong Syn: make certain, persuade, satisfy, prove to; assure, put/set someone s mind at rest 2) I convinced her to marry me Syn: persuade, induce, prevail on/upon, get, talk into … Thesaurus of popular words
persuade — See convince. See convince, persuade … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
convince — See convince, persuade … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Persuade — Per*suade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Persuaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Persuading}.] [L. persuadere, persuasum; per + suadere to advise, persuade: cf. F. persuader. See {Per }, and {Suasion}.] 1. To influence or gain over by argument, advice, entreaty,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
