suasion

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suasion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Suasion \Sua"sion\, n. [L. suasio, fr. suadere, suasum, to
     advise, persuade, fr. suadus persuading, persuasive; akin to
     suavis sweet: cf. OF. suasion. See Suave, and cf.
     Dissuade, Persuade.]
     The act of persuading; persuasion; as, moral suasion.
     [1913 Webster]

suasion - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  suasion
      n 1: the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade);
           communication intended to induce belief or action [syn:
           persuasion, suasion] [ant: dissuasion]