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Opposite of to persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats
Opposite of to compel someone by legal, moral, or physical means to do something
Opposite of to oppress or domineer (someone) with one's authority
Opposite of to persuade forcefully
“His fellow partners initially sought to dissuade him from retirement as they believed that such an action might lead to the loss of those audits held in his name.”
Opposite of to coerce into doing something using intimidatory tactics
“The overall goal of disaster response sheltering is to encourage people to evacuate in order to prevent loss of human life.”
Opposite of to bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way
“He used a combination of intimidation and hearsay evidence to browbeat the accused.”
Opposite of to use coaxing or flattery in order to persuade someone to do something
Opposite of to compel someone by force to do something
Opposite of to obligate to do something
“I leaned away from him to deter him from doing anything drastic.”
Opposite of to convince or manipulate
“The convenient rationalization that our weapons potpourri will confuse the enemy into fear of misbehaving is absurd and threatening.”
Opposite of to cause someone to do something, usually against their inclinations
“My parents would ask me nicely to practice the violin when I was younger.”
Opposite of to effectively force (someone) to do something
“After some failed attempts to coax Charlie into testifying, they would leave alone their only witness and lament their losing case.”
To convince, influence or obtain using personal charm
“He was trying to hearten her, to charm her into sharing his view of things.”
Opposite of to acquire the support of
“Their new tax policies have done much to deter many from voting for them in the next election.”
Opposite of to cause to have opposite (usually negative) opinions about someone or something
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