Synonym: convert, convict, convince, induce, win over. Antonym: dissuade. Similar words: versus, leadership, squad, for sure, pursuit, visual, casual, unusual. Meaning: [pər'sweɪd /pə's-] 
v. 1. win approval or support for 2. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm.
v. 1. win approval or support for 2. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm. 
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241. The great hunters of our people know the animals of the forest and they persuade them of their fitness to kill.
242. Of course it is irksome to have to persuade one's fellow states, many of which act out of ignoble motives.
243. Let none persuade you it is cruelty to do this; it is cruelty not to do it.
244. A group called New York Pride is trying to persuade fellow citizens to show more civility.
245. As for their slaves, they persuade them to become Christians, and then call them brothers without distinction.
246. As winter approached, Napoleon was unable to advance further, nor could he persuade the Tsar to negotiate.
247. This helped persuade the Government to take action altering tax incentives for planting in the 1988 Budget.
248. It was often difficult to persuade able men to accept diplomatic posts in distant capitals.
249. Some peanuts, judiciously scattered, may persuade them to linger for a while more.
250. Would he invent a story, tell a lie, in order to persuade her to go with him? Sentencedict.com
251. I did not persuade or influence him; he intended all along to stick it out until the end.
252. Kevin made one last futile attempt to persuade Sandra to go with him, then left.