talk out of

English

Verb

talk out of (third-person singular simple present talks out of, present participle talking out of, simple past and past participle talked out of)

1. (transitive) To talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something.

   My brother wanted a pet squirrel, but I talked him out of it.

   She talked the officer out of giving her a ticket.

   The con artist talked his victims out of their life savings.

See also

• talk one's way out of
• talk out
• talk into