"suasion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-us-suasion.ogg Forms: suasions [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English suasion, from Latin suāsiō (“counselling, advice, persuasion”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sweh₂d-}}, {{inh|en|enm|suasion}} Middle English suasion, {{der|en|la|suāsiō|t=counselling, advice, persuasion}} Latin suāsiō (“counselling, advice, persuasion”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} suasion (countable and uncountable, plural suasions)
  1. The act of urging or influencing; persuasion. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: suasiveness Derived forms: moral suasion, suasive, suasively Related terms: suave, persuade, dissuade
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Inflected forms

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