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Persuade
Persuade verb - To cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request.
Common collocations
| time | buy time | persuade time |
Both words in one sentence
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When Rick is about to buy a really beat up Mustang GT, Corey calls in Danny to apparently persuade Rick that it's a bad idea.
Source: Series / Pawn Stars -
He initially uses it to persuade people over the phone to buy stuff from the store he works at.
Source: Compelling Voice -
Making a Spectacle of Yourself: In one Sunday Strip, Calvin tried to persuade his mom to buy him some Cool Shades that any troper would testify were from the same manufacturer as Kamina's.
Source: Comic Strip / Calvin and Hobbes
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