persuade
verb
to make someone believe that something is true
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To persuade someone to agree with or support you
win over
to persuade someone to agree with you or to be friendly to you
woo
verb
to try to persuade people to support you or to buy something from you, especially by saying and doing nice things
talk round
to succeed in persuading someone to agree to something
bring round
to persuade someone to agree with you
reason with
to try to persuade someone to do something by explaining why you think it is sensible
prove/establish something to someone’s satisfaction
to persuade someone that something is true
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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