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Etymology

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From per- (thoroughly) +‎ suādeō (I advise).

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Verb

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persuādeō (present infinitive persuādēre, perfect active persuāsī, supine persuāsum); second conjugation

  1. (with dative) to persuade, convince
    Synonyms: suādeō, convincō, admoneō, perdūcō, trahō, perpellō, flectō
    • 1st c. BC, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum :
      Prorsus mihi persuadet.
      He certainly convinces me.
  2. to prevail upon, persuade or induce to do something
    Synonyms: suādeō, indūcō, sēdūcō, dēdūcō, sollicitō, alliciō, pelliciō, capiō
    Antonyms: dissuādeō, tardō, obiūrgō

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of persuādeō (second conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present persuādeō persuādēs persuādet persuādēmus persuādētis persuādent
imperfect persuādēbam persuādēbās persuādēbat persuādēbāmus persuādēbātis persuādēbant
future persuādēbō persuādēbis persuādēbit persuādēbimus persuādēbitis persuādēbunt
perfect persuāsī persuāsistī persuāsit persuāsimus persuāsistis persuāsērunt,
persuāsēre
pluperfect persuāseram persuāserās persuāserat persuāserāmus persuāserātis persuāserant
future perfect persuāserō persuāseris persuāserit persuāserimus persuāseritis persuāserint
passive present persuādeor persuādēris,
persuādēre
persuādētur persuādēmur persuādēminī persuādentur
imperfect persuādēbar persuādēbāris,
persuādēbāre
persuādēbātur persuādēbāmur persuādēbāminī persuādēbantur
future persuādēbor persuādēberis,
persuādēbere
persuādēbitur persuādēbimur persuādēbiminī persuādēbuntur
perfect persuāsus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect persuāsus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect persuāsus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present persuādeam persuādeās persuādeat persuādeāmus persuādeātis persuādeant
imperfect persuādērem persuādērēs persuādēret persuādērēmus persuādērētis persuādērent
perfect persuāserim persuāserīs persuāserit persuāserīmus persuāserītis persuāserint
pluperfect persuāsissem persuāsissēs persuāsisset persuāsissēmus persuāsissētis persuāsissent
passive present persuādear persuādeāris,
persuādeāre
persuādeātur persuādeāmur persuādeāminī persuādeantur
imperfect persuādērer persuādērēris,
persuādērēre
persuādērētur persuādērēmur persuādērēminī persuādērentur
perfect persuāsus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect persuāsus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present persuādē persuādēte
future persuādētō persuādētō persuādētōte persuādentō
passive present persuādēre persuādēminī
future persuādētor persuādētor persuādentor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives persuādēre persuāsisse persuāsūrum esse persuādērī persuāsum esse persuāsum īrī
participles persuādēns persuāsūrus persuāsus persuādendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
persuādendī persuādendō persuādendum persuādendō persuāsum persuāsū

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References

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  • persuadeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • persuadeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • persuadeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • I am persuaded, convinced: mihi persuasi
    • convince yourself of this; rest assured on this point: persuade tibi
    • convince yourself of this; rest assured on this point: velim tibi ita persuadeas
    • convince yourself of this; rest assured on this point: sic volo te tibi persuadere
  • persuadeo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016