badger vs persuade

badger is a noun but persuade is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
badger	Yes	No	Yes	No
persuade	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, persuade is a hypernym of badger; that is, persuade is a word with a broader meaning than badger:

badger: persuade through constant efforts
persuade: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

badger (noun)	persuade (noun)
sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere

badger (verb)	persuade (verb)
persuade through constant efforts	cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
annoy persistently	win approval or support for