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Definitions for suasionˈsweɪ ʒən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

sua•sionˈsweɪ ʒən(n.)

  1. the act of attempting to persuade; persuasion.

Origin of suasion:

1325–75; ME < L suāsiō=suād(ēre) to advise +-tiō -tion

sua′sive•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. persuasion, suasion(noun)

    the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

Wiktionary

  1. suasion(Noun)

    The act of urging or influencing; persuasion.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Suasion(noun)

    the act of persuading; persuasion; as, moral suasion

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