Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perswade

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-swade
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete spelling of persuade.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Howbeit Lyſander the ſonne of Lybis, and Mandroclidas the ſonne of Esphanes, and Ageſilaus alſo, greatly commended his noble deſire, and perſwaded him to goe forward withall."
"I wil vſe ſome motiues to perſwade all that find themſelues afſeted with this ſickneſſe, to deſire with all earneſtneſſe that they may be cured, that ſo they may be made willing alſo to apply the remedies."
"See the frowardneſſe of this Man, he would perſwade us that the Succeſſion and divine Right of Biſhopdom hath bin unqueſtionable through all Ages;"

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

perswades (present, singular) perswading (participle, present) perswaded (participle, past) perswaded (past)

Questions

What does perswade mean?: Obsolete spelling of persuade.

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