different between occasion vs persuade
occasion
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French occasion, from Old French occasiun, from Latin occasionem (accusative of occasio), noun of action from perfect passive participle occasus, from verb occido, from prefix ob- (“down", "away”) + verb cado (“fall”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ke???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
- Hyphenation: oc?ca?sion
Noun
occasion (countable and uncountable, plural occasions)
- A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance. [from 14th c.]
- 1690, Edmund Waller, The Maids Tragedy Alter'd
- I'll take the occasion which he gives to bring / Him to his death.
- 1690, Edmund Waller, The Maids Tragedy Alter'd
- The time when something happens.
- An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason. [from 14th c.]
- Something which causes something else; a cause. [from 14th c.]
- 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, in Kupperman 1988, p. 130:
- it were too vile to say, and scarce to be beleeved, what we endured: but the occasion was our owne, for want of providence, industrie and government [...].
- 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, in Kupperman 1988, p. 130:
- (obsolete) An occurrence or incident. [14th-18th c.]
- A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred. [from 15th c.]
- Need; requirement, necessity. [from 16th c.]
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- after we have served ourselves and our own occasions
- 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France
- when my occasions took me into France
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- A special event or function. [from 19th c.]
- A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
Derived terms
- occasional
- on occasion
- rise to the occasion
Translations
Verb
occasion (third-person singular simple present occasions, present participle occasioning, simple past and past participle occasioned)
- (transitive) To cause; to produce; to induce
- it is seen that the mental changes are occasioned by a change of polarity
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin occ?si?nem (accusative of occ?si?). Compare the inherited Old French ochoison, achaison (the latter being influenced by Latin acc?s?ti?).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?.ka.zj??/
Noun
occasion f (plural occasions)
- occasion, opportunity
- cause
- bargain, good deal
- secondhand or used item
Derived terms
Further reading
- “occasion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
occasion From the web:
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- what occasion is there for this poem recitation
- what occasionally always never
persuade
English
Alternative forms
- perswade (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin persu?de? (“I persuade”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p??swe?d/
- (US) IPA(key): /p??swe?d/
- Rhymes: -e?d
- Hyphenation: per?suade
Verb
persuade (third-person singular simple present persuades, present participle persuading, simple past and past participle persuaded)
- (transitive) To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence. [from 15th c.]
- Synonym: convince
- Antonyms: deter, dissuade
- The boy became volubly friendly and bubbling over with unexpected humour and high spirits. He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. Nobody would miss them, he explained.
- (transitive, obsolete) To convince of by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe (something). [15th–18th c.]
- (transitive, now rare, regional) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). [from 16th c.]
- 1791, Elizabeth Inchbald, A Simple Story, Oxford 2009, p. 119:
- She did not go into the coffee-room, though repeatedly persuaded by Miss Woodley, but waited at the door till her carriage drew up.
- 1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of, Nebraska 1987, p. 34:
- He persuaded me to go home, but I refused.
- 1791, Elizabeth Inchbald, A Simple Story, Oxford 2009, p. 119:
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- “persuade” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.s?ad/
Verb
persuade
- inflection of persuader:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Italian
Verb
persuade
- third-person singular indicative present of persuadere
Latin
Verb
persu?d?
- second-person singular present active imperative of persu?de?
Portuguese
Verb
persuade
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of persuadir
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of persuadir
Spanish
Verb
persuade
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of persuadir.
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of persuadir.
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- what persuaded the u.s. to join the war
- what persuades the lynching party to leave
- what persuaded princess september
- what is an example of persuade
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