convince vs. persuade vs. убеждать
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persuade verb BrE /pəˈsweɪd/ ; NAmE /pərˈsweɪd/
1. to make somebody do something by giving them good reasons for doing it
persuade somebody to do something Try to persuade him to come.
persuade somebody Please try and persuade her.
She's always easily persuaded.
I'm sure he'll come with a bit of persuading.
persuade somebody into something/into doing something I allowed myself to be persuaded into entering the competition.
2. to make somebody believe that something is true
synonym convince
persuade somebody/yourself that… It will be difficult to persuade them that there's no other choice.
She had persuaded herself that life was not worth living.
persuade somebody No one was persuaded by his arguments.
persuade somebody of something (formal) I am still not fully persuaded of the plan's merits.
Word Origin
late 15th cent.: from Latin persuadere, from per- ‘through, to completion’ + suadere ‘advise’.
Extra examples
Dictators can sometimes be gently persuaded to leave power with special deals that guarantee their safety.
He eventually managed to persuade one of the staff to let him in.
He somehow persuaded the studio to let him make the film.
I am not fully persuaded by these arguments.
I was reluctantly persuaded to join the committee.
She was easily persuaded to accompany us.
She was persuaded into buying an expensive dress.
The education minister personally persuaded the prime minister to rethink.
There was no way to persuade him out of it.
They had difficulty in persuading the two sides to sit down together.
We must persuade the government of the need for change.
Why not invite Larry, if he can be persuaded out of hibernation?
an unsuccessful attempt to persuade her colleagues
Can you persuade him to come?
Dave gently persuaded the fish close enough to be lifted into the boat.
He was fairly easily persuaded.
I am still not fully persuaded of the plan’s merit.
I’m sure he’ll come with a bit of persuading.
It has been difficult to persuade people that we have no political objectives.
No one was persuaded by his argument.
She had persuaded herself that life wasn’t worth living.
She was persuaded into marriage against her will.
convince verb BrE /kənˈvɪns/ ; NAmE /kənˈvɪns/
1. to make somebody/yourself believe that something is true
convince somebody/yourself (of something) You'll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job.
convince somebody/yourself (that)… I’d convinced myself (that) I was right.
The experience convinced him that Europe was on the brink of a revolution.
2. convince somebody to do something to persuade somebody to do something
I've been trying to convince him to see a doctor.
Word Origin
mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘overcome, defeat in argument’): from Latin convincere, from con- ‘with’ + vincere ‘conquer’. Compare with convict.
Extra examples
I had convinced myself (that) I was right.
I wasn’t convinced by her arguments.
She has managed to convince even the sceptics.
The events in Paris convinced him that Europe was on the brink of revolution.
persuade / convince
The main meaning of persuade is to make someone agree to do something by giving them good reasons for doing it:
I tried to persuade her to see a doctor.
The main meaning of convince is to make someone believe that something is true:
He convinced me he was right.
It is quite common, however, for each of these words to be used with both meanings, especially for convince to be used as a synonym for persuade:
I persuaded/convinced her to see a doctor.
Some speakers of British English think that this is not correct.
to make
cause to appear/happen/become/do
4. make something (+ adv./prep.) to cause something to appear as a result of breaking, tearing, hitting or removing material
The stone made a dent in the roof of the car.
The holes in the cloth were made by moths.
5. make something to cause something to exist, happen or be done
to make a noise/mess/fuss
She tried to make a good impression on the interviewer.
I keep making the same mistakes.
6. make somebody/something/yourself + adj. to cause somebody/something to be or become something
The news made him very happy.
She made her objections clear.
He made it clear that he objected.
The full story was never made public.
Can you make yourself understood in Russian?
She couldn't make herself heard above the noise of the traffic.
The terrorists made it known that tourists would be targeted.
7. make somebody/something do something to cause somebody/something to do something
She always makes me laugh.
This dress makes me look fat.
What makes you say that (= why do you think so)?
Nothing will make me change my mind.
8. to cause somebody/something to be or become something
make something of somebody/something This isn't very important—I don't want to make an issue of it.
Don't make a habit of it.
You've made a terrible mess of this job.
It's important to try and make something of (= achieve something in) your life.
We'll make a tennis player of you yet.
make something + noun I made painting the house my project for the summer.
She made it her business to find out who was responsible.