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How to spell persuasion

Persuasion is spelled P-E-R-S-U-A-S-I-O-N.

What it means: The act of convincing someone.

In a sentence: The magic show used persuasion to ask the rabbit to jump out of the hat. ▶

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Same family: persuasive, persuaded, persuading, convince, influence. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Persuasion” comes from Latin *persuadere*, meaning “to convince thoroughly,” built from *per-* (“thoroughly”) and *suadere* (“to advise”). Jane Austen used the word as the title of her last completed novel, highlighting the power of influence in personal relationships.

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