persuādeō, persuādēre, persuāsī, persuāsum

Definitions for persuādēre

Wheelock's Latin

Verb

1
+ dat., to succeed in urging, persuade, convince
English derivatives:
assuage dissuade suasion suave

Oxford Latin Dictionary

Verb

1
(usu. w. dat. of person) To succeed in urging (a course of action, etc.), induce the practice of, recommend, or sim.: (a) (w. acc.). (b) (w. ut; also w, subj. alone). (c) (w. inf.; also w. acc. and inf.). (d) (without obj.).
2
(w. personal obj.) To persuade (someone to do a thing), prevail upon; (esp.) ~sus, prevailed upon, persuaded.
3
(w. dat. of person) To induce acceptance of (a statement), cause to be believed. (b) (personal pass.) to be convinced or persuaded (of a fact). (c) ~dere sibi, to persuade oneself of (a fact), believe firmly; sim. ~sus.

Sentences with persuādēre

Latin to English

Litterīs Latīnīs studeō, quae mihi placent etiam sī amīcīs meīs persuadēre nōn possum.Compare I am studying Latin literature, which I like (pleases me) even if I cannot persuade my friends.

Nōbīs persuāsit ut aequīs lēgibus semper ūterēmur.Compare He persuaded us that we should always use just laws.

Cōnāmur ducī persuādēre nē artibus et lēgibus patriae noceat.Compare We are trying to persuade the leader not to harm the arts and laws of the country.

Eīs persuādet ut Latīnae studeant.Compare He is persuading them to study Latin.

Persuāsum amīcīs vēnērunt.Compare They came to persuade their friends.

Militibus persuāsum est ut contrā hostēs pugnārent.Compare The soldiers were persuaded to fight against the enemy.

Sic enim tu persuadeo, carus tu ego sum.Compare For so persuade yourself, that you are very dear to me.

Tu, si ego diligo, fruor iste otium, tuque persuadeo hic ita sum.Compare Do you, if you love me, enjoy that ease of yours, and persuade yourself that these things are so.

Conjugation table for persuādēre

Cactus2000

ACTIVE
Indicative present	Indicative imperfect
persuādeō persuādēs persuādet persuādēmus persuādētis persuādent	persuādēbam persuādēbās persuādēbat persuādēbāmus persuādēbātis persuādēbant
Indicative perfect	Indicative pluperfect
persuāsī persuāsistī persuāsit persuāsimus persuāsistis persuāsērunt / persuāsēre	persuāseram persuāserās persuāserat persuāserāmus persuāserātis persuāserant
Indicative future	Indicative future perfect
persuādēbō persuādēbis persuādēbit persuādēbimus persuādēbitis persuādēbunt	persuāserō persuāseris persuāserit persuāserimus persuāseritis persuāserint
Subjunctive present	Subjunctive imperfect
persuādeam persuādeās persuādeat persuādeāmus persuādeātis persuādeant	persuādērem persuādērēs persuādēret persuādērēmus persuādērētis persuādērent
Subjunctive perfect	Subjunctive pluperfect
persuāserim persuāseris persuāserit persuāserimus persuāseritis persuāserint	persuāsissem persuāsissēs persuāsisset persuāsissēmus persuāsissētis persuāsissent
Infinitive present persuādēre Infinitive perfect persuāsisse Infinitive future persuāsūrum esse	Imperative present persuādē persuādēte Imperative future persuādētō persuādētō persuādētōte persuādentō

PASSIVE
Indicative present	Indicative imperfect
persuādeor persuādēris persuādētur persuādēmur persuādēminī persuādentur	persuādēbar persuādēbāris / persuādēbāre persuādēbātur persuādēbāmur persuādēbāminī persuādēbantur
Indicative perfect	Indicative pluperfect
persuāsus sum persuāsus es persuāsus est persuāsī sumus persuāsī estis persuāsī sunt	persuāsus eram persuāsus erās persuāsus erat persuāsī erāmus persuāsī erātis persuāsī erant
Indicative future	Indicative future perfect
persuādēbor persuādēberis / persuādēbere persuādēbitur persuādēbimur persuādēbiminī persuādēbuntur	persuāsus erō persuāsus eris persuāsus erit persuāsī erimus persuāsī eritis persuāsī erunt
Subjunctive present	Subjunctive imperfect
persuādear persuādeāris / persuādeāre persuādeātur persuādeāmur persuādeāminī persuādeantur	persuādērer persuādērēris / persuādērēre persuādērētur persuādērēmur persuādērēminī persuādērentur
Subjunctive perfect	Subjunctive pluperfect
persuāsus sim persuāsus sīs persuāsus sit persuāsī sīmus persuāsī sītis persuāsī sint	persuāsus essem persuāsus essēs persuāsus esset persuāsī essēmus persuāsī essētis persuāsī essent
Infinitive present persuādērī Infinitive perfect persuāsum esse Infinitive future persuāsum īrī	Imperative present persuādēre persuādēminī Imperative future persuādētor persuādētor - persuādentor

	PARTICIPLE
	Participle present active
Nom.	persuādēns	persuādentēs
Gen.	persuādentis	persuādentium
Dat.	persuādentī	persuādentibus
Acc.	persuādentem	persuādentēs
Abl.	persuādente	persuādentibus
	Participle future active
Nom.	persuāsūrus	persuāsūrī
Gen.	persuāsūrī	persuāsūrōrum
Dat.	persuāsūrō	persuāsūrīs
Acc.	persuāsūrum	persuāsūrōs
Abl.	persuāsūrō	persuāsūrīs
	Participle perfect passive
Nom.	persuāsus	persuāsī
Gen.	persuāsī	persuāsōrum
Dat.	persuāsō	persuāsīs
Acc.	persuāsum	persuāsōs
Abl.	persuāsō	persuāsīs
	Gerundive
Nom.	persuādendus	persuādendī
Gen.	persuādendī	persuādendōrum
Dat.	persuādendō	persuādendīs
Acc.	persuādendum	persuādendōs
Abl.	persuādendō	persuādendīs
	Gerund	Supine
Nom.	persuādēre	persuāsum
Gen.	persuādendī	persuāsū
Dat.	persuādendō
Acc.	persuādendum
Abl.	persuādendō

Data sources

Notes

Definitions
Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 249.
P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1358.
Word frequencies
Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).

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Citation

Chicago (17th ed.)

Allo Contributors. "persuādeō, persuādēre, persuāsī, persuāsum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified September 17, 2023. Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/persuadeo-persuadere-persuasi-persuasum.