suasion
1Suasion — 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 …
2suasion — (n.) late 14c., probably via O.Fr. suasion (14c.), from L. suasionem (nom. suasio) an advising, a counseling, from suasus, pp. of suadere to urge, persuade (related to suavis sweet; see SWEET (Cf. sweet)). Survives chiefly in phrase moral suasion …
3suasion — UK US (also moral suasion) /ˈsweɪʒən/ noun [U] BANKING, FINANCE, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ► influence, especially from government organizations, that is used to try to persuade banks and other financial institutions to keep to rules and act in the… …
4suasion — SUASION. s. f. Terme de pratique, conseil, sollicitation, instigation. Il a commis ce meurtre à la suasion d un tel …
5suasion — [swā′zhən] n. [ME < L suasio < suasus, pp. of suadere, to persuade: see SWEET] PERSUASION: now chiefly in moral suasion, the act of persuading by appealing to one s sense of morality suasive [swā′siv] adj. suasively adv. suasiveness n …
6suasion — index instigation, persuasion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7suasion — et induction, Suasio, Consuasio, Suasus huius suasus …
8suasion — n. persuasion moral suasion * * * [ sweɪʒ(ə)n] [ persuasion ] moral suasion …
9suasion — n. formal persuasion as opposed to force (moral suasion). Derivatives: suasive adj. Etymology: ME f. OF suasion or L suasio f. suadere suas urge …
10suasion — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin suasion , suasio, from suadēre to urge, persuade more at sweet Date: 14th century the act of influencing or persuading • suasive adjective • suasively adverb • suasiveness noun …
