"persuades" in the verb sense
1. carry, persuade, sway
win approval or support for
"Carry all before one"
"His speech did not sway the voters"
2. persuade
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action twist somebody's arm
"You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
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