different between purpose vs persuasion
purpose
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p?p?s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??p?s/
- Rhymes: -??(?)p?s
Etymology 1
From Middle English purpos, from Old French purposer (“to propose”), from Latin pr? (“forth”) + pono, hence Latin propono, proponere, with conjugation altered based on poser.
Noun
purpose (countable and uncountable, plural purposes)
- An objective to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal.
- A result that is desired; an intention.
- The act of intending to do something; resolution; determination.
- 2013, Phil McNulty, "[2]", BBC Sport, 1 September 2013:
- United began with more purpose in the early phase of the second half and Liverpool were grateful for Glen Johnson's crucial block from Young's goalbound shot.
- 2013, Phil McNulty, "[2]", BBC Sport, 1 September 2013:
- The subject of discourse; the point at issue.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)
- The reason for which something is done, or the reason it is done in a particular way.
- (obsolete) Instance; example.
Synonyms
- (target): aim, goal, object, target; See also Thesaurus:goal
- (intention): aim, plan, intention; See also Thesaurus:intention
- (determination): determination, intention, resolution
- (subject of discourse): matter, subject, topic
- (reason for doing something): reason
Hyponyms
- common purpose
- metapurpose
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English purposen, from Old French purposer (“to propose”).
Verb
purpose (third-person singular simple present purposes, present participle purposing, simple past and past participle purposed)
- (transitive) To have set as one's purpose; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.
- (transitive, passive) To design for some purpose. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (obsolete, intransitive) To discourse.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Edmund Spenser to this entry?)
Derived terms
- purposed
- purposer
- purposive
- on purpose
Synonyms
- (have set as one's purpose): aim, intend, mean, plan, set out
- (designed for some purpose): intended
Translations
References
- “purpose” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “purpose”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
- "purpose" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
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persuasion
English
Alternative forms
- perswasion (obsolete)
Etymology
From French persuasion and its source, Latin persu?si?, from persu?d?re, from su?d?re (“to advise, recommend”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p??swe??(?)n/
- (US) IPA(key): /p??swe???n/
Noun
persuasion (countable and uncountable, plural persuasions)
- The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc. [from 14th c.]
- 2006, Rachel Morris, "Borderline Catastrophe", Washington Monthly, vol. 38:10:
- With the base unleashed, the White House was unable to broker a compromise, either by persuasion or by pressure.
- 2006, Rachel Morris, "Borderline Catastrophe", Washington Monthly, vol. 38:10:
- An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone. [from 14th c.]
- 1928, "The New Pictures", Time, 13 Feb 1928:
- Sadie curses, weeps, then, infected by Mr. Hamilton's writhing persuasions, prays and becomes penitent.
- 1928, "The New Pictures", Time, 13 Feb 1928:
- A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief. [from 16th c.]
- It is his persuasion that abortion should never be condoned.
- 2010, "We don't need gay stereotypes", The Guardian, 6 Feb 2010:
- Social understanding and equality can neither be nurtured through fear, nor intimidation. Surely this goes for people of all sexual persuasions.
- One's ability or power to influence someone's opinions or feelings; persuasiveness. [from 16th c.]
- A specified religious adherence, a creed; any school of thought or ideology. [from 17th c.]
- 2009, US Catholic (letter), May 2009:
- As a convert from the Baptist persuasion more than 40 years ago, I still feel like an outsider in the church despite the kindness and acceptance of Catholic friends.
- 2009, US Catholic (letter), May 2009:
- (by extension, often humorous) Another personal, animal or inanimate trait that is not (very) liable to be changed by persuasion, such as sex, gender, ethnicity, origin, profession or nature.
- 1871 February 14, J.J., "More Solution", Latter-Day Saints Millennial Star, page 105.
- 1919, Pere Marquette Magazine, Vol. 11, page 19.
- 1967, Taxes. The Tax Magazine, vol. 45, issue 2, page 698.
- 1984, The Medical Journal of Australia, page 739.
- 2015, Leslie Kelly, No More Bad Girls, in New Year's Resolution: Romance!: Say Yes\No More Bad Girls\Just a Fling, Harlequin, page 125.
- 1871 February 14, J.J., "More Solution", Latter-Day Saints Millennial Star, page 105.
Antonyms
- dissuasion
Derived terms
- persuade
- persuasive
- suasion
Translations
French
Etymology
From Latin persuasio, from persuadere, from suadere (“to advise, recommend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.s?a.zj??/
Noun
persuasion f (plural persuasions)
- persuasion
Further reading
- “persuasion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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