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    suasive
    /ˈsweɪsɪv/

    adjective

    • 1. serving to persuade.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › suasiveSuasive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : the act of influencing or persuading. suasive. ˈswā-siv. -ziv. adjective. suasively adverb. suasiveness noun. Synonyms. conversion. convincing. inducement. inducing. persuading. persuasion. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of suasion in a Sentence.

  3. www.thefreedictionary.com › suasiveSuasive - definition of suasive by The Free Dictionary

    Define suasive. suasive synonyms, suasive pronunciation, suasive translation, English dictionary definition of suasive. adj. Having the power to persuade or convince; persuasive. sua′sive·ly adv. sua′sive·ness n.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsuasive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of suasive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 22439What's the difference between "suasive" and "persuasive"?

    Suasive is an adjective that, in Linguistics (Grammar), "denotes a class of English verbs, for example, insist, whose meaning includes the notion of persuading and that take a subordinate clause whose verb may either be in the subjunctive or take a modal."

  6. www.thesaurus.com › browse › suasive38 Synonyms & Antonyms for SUASIVE | Thesaurus.com

    From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group. Find 38 different ways to say SUASIVE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySUASION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ U ] BANKING, FINANCE, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (also moral suasion) uk / ˈsweɪʒ ə n / us. Add to word list. influence, especially from government organizations, that is used to try to persuade banks and other financial institutions to keep to rules and act in the best interests of the economy.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › suasive_adjsuasive, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word suasive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.