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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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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