dissuade [dissuaded, dissuading, dissuades]◼◼◼verb [UK: dɪ.ˈsweɪd] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈsweɪd]Yesterday, a young missionary was at my front door, but I was not able to dissuade him from his faith. = Gestern war ein junger Missionar an meiner Haustür, aber es ist mir nicht gelungen, ihn von seinem Glauben abzubringen.