dissuade

 
Pronunciation: /dɪˈsweɪd/

verb

[with object]
  • persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action: his friends tried to dissuade him from flying

Derivatives

dissuader

noun

dissuasion

Pronunciation: /-ˈsweɪʒ(ə)n/
noun

dissuasive

Pronunciation: /-ˈsweɪsɪv/
adjective

Origin:

late 15th century (in the sense 'advise against'): from Latin dissuadere, from dis- (expressing reversal) + suadere 'advise, persuade'