Buy and Persuade

Buy

Buy verb - To influence someone with a bribe.
Usage example: there were rumors that the mobster had bought the judge

Persuade and buy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Persuade" instead a verb "Buy".

Nearby Words: buyer, buying

Persuade

Persuade verb - To cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request.

Buy and persuade are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Buy" instead a verb "Persuade".

Common collocations

time buy time persuade time

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Pawn Stars 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.
  • Compelling Voice He initially uses it to persuade people over the phone to buy stuff from the store he works at.
  • Comic Strip / Calvin and Hobbes 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.
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