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advise vs dissuade

dissuade vs advise

advise and dissuade both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
advise No No Yes No
dissuade No No Yes No
As verbs, dissuade is a hyponym of advise; that is, dissuade is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than advise:
  • advise: give advice to
  • dissuade: turn away from by persuasion
advise (verb) dissuade (verb)
give advice to turn away from by persuasion
inform (somebody) of something
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
Difference between advise and dissuade

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