Dissuade and Make

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Dissuade

Dissuade verb - To steer (a person) from an activity or course of action.
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Make is an antonym for dissuade.
Nearby Words: dissuasion, dissuading, dissuasive

Make

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.
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Dissuade is an antonym for make in topics: estimate, designate, add up to, enact, arrive.
Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker
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people dissuade people make people
attempt dissuade attempt make attempt

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  • Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence An alternate Universe Gambit, who could make you explode by looking at you and often did, once put in an appearance mainly to dissuade Gambit from making a deal to get his full power template back.
    Source: Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence
  • This sound very suspicious, like what an sexual abuser would say to a victim (a child?), in order to make her feel worthless and dissuade her from having future healthy relationships.
    Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Other
  • Webcomic / Phoenix Flair Between the Couriers and her daily life, Anala is at wit's end - and to make matters worse, she feels obligated to try and dissuade other young girls from becoming Avazons themselves - a task that's easier said than done.
    Source: Webcomic / Phoenix Flair
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