Convince and Prevent

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

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Prevent is an antonym for convince in gain the confidence of topic.

Nearby Words: convincing, convincingly

Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

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Convince is an antonym for prevent.

character	convince character	prevent character
people	convince people	prevent people
someone	convince someone	prevent someone
parents	convince parents	prevent parents
Other words: team, characters, world, father, brother, anyone, player, enemy, everyone, humans, players, enemies, heroes.

Peabody and Sherman convince William Shakespeare that Romeo and Juliet is a better play name than Romeo and Zelda, and prevent Shakespeare and Francis Bacon from killing each other in a duel.

Source: Grand Unified Timeline / The Renaissance
A bizarre variation, In Community, the Big Bad has a fake psychologist attempt to convince the study group that they are insane, in order to prevent them from discovering his plots.

Source: Therapy Backfire
Fallout 3 has an optional Side Quest in which a woman wants you to find a certain powerful aphrodisiac—she intends to "convince" her crush to abandon his plans to enter the priesthood, since that would prevent them from ever hooking up.

Source: Vow of Celibacy

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