persuade vs drag

drag vs persuade

persuade is not a noun while drag is a noun.

persuade and drag both are verbs.

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

As verbs, drag is a hyponym of persuade; that is, drag 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
drag: persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting

Other hyponyms of persuade include hustle, bring around, bring round, badger, sell, chat up, talk into, rope in, blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedle, convert, convince, win over, brainwash, assure, charm, influence, tempt, prevail, tempt, make, score, seduce.

persuade (noun)	drag (noun)
	the act of dragging (pulling with force)
	a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
	clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
	something tedious and boring
	something that slows or delays progress
	the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

persuade (verb)	drag (verb)
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm	proceed for an extended period of time
win approval or support for	persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
	suck in or take (air)
	pull, as against a resistance
	draw slowly or heavily
	search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
	to lag or linger behind
	walk without lifting the feet
	move slowly and as if with great effort
	use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it
	force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

Difference between persuade and drag

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