Antonyms of verb dissuade

1 sense of dissuade

Sense 1
dissuade, deter -- (turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people")
       Antonym of persuade (Sense 2)
      => persuade -- (cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dissuade

1 sense of dissuade

Sense 1
dissuade, deter -- (turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people")
       => rede, advise, counsel -- (give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud")

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