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persuade vs chat up

chat up vs persuade

persuade and chat up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
persuade No No Yes No
chat up No No Yes No
As verbs, chat up is a hyponym of persuade; that is, chat up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than persuade:
  • persuade: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
  • chat up: talk to someone with the aim of persuading him
persuade (verb) chat up (verb)
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
win approval or support for talk to someone with the aim of persuading him
Difference between persuade and chat up

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