dissuadeo

Latin

Etymology

From dis- +‎ suādeō (recommend, advise, urge).

Pronunciation

Verb

dissuādeō (present infinitive dissuādēre, perfect active dissuāsī, supine dissuāsum); second conjugation, no passive

  1. to urge differently, advise against, dissuade, oppose by argument, resist
    Synonyms: tardō, obiūrgō
    Antonyms: suādeō, persuādeō

Conjugation

  • This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: dissuadir
  • English: dissuade
  • French: dissuader
  • Italian: dissuadere
  • Portuguese: dissuadir
  • Spanish: disuadir

References

  • dissuadeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dissuadeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dissuadeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to support a bill (before the people): legem suadere (opp. dissuadere)