Convince
Convince verb - To cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests.
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Synonyms for Convince
Encourage and convince are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Encourage" instead a verb "Convince".
Nearby Words: convincing, convincingly
Encourage
Encourage verb - To fill with courage or strength of purpose.
Convince and encourage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Convince" instead a verb "Encourage".
Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging
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Common collocations
| friend | convince friend | encourage friend |
| character | convince character | encourage character |
| people | convince people | encourage people |
| children | convince children | encourage children |
| Other words: someone, parents, rest, audience, anyone, player, everyone, humans, viewers, kids, friends, players, fans, students, members. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The Vamp: Ingra uses her feminine wiles to convince Braag, her former lover, to help her take over Elysia and to also encourage Seahn's ambitions of ruling House Dexter.
Source: Comic Book / The First - You can also nudge Garrus down this path in Mass Effect 1 and 2 if you encourage him to embrace the Jack Bauer approach to handling crime, and Jack slowly starts to become this if you explore her romance path and convince her not to kill Aresh on Pragia.
Source: Chaotic Neutral -
Sasha and Joe convince their Waxers to join in, but soon encourage them to lash it in more violent ways.
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