dissuade from
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dissuade from
verb deter from, put off, warn against, advise against, caution against, discourage from, talk out of, urge not to, persuade not to, disincline, expostulate against Doctors tried to dissuade patients from smoking.
deter from persuade to, talk into, convince to, coax into, sway, bring round (informal)
deter from persuade to, talk into, convince to, coax into, sway, bring round (informal)
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