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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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



The 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]