persuade vs score

score vs persuade

persuade is not a noun while score is a noun.

persuade and score both are verbs.

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

As verbs, score is a hyponym of persuade; that is, score 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
score: induce to have sex

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, drag, tempt, make, seduce.

persuade (noun)	score (noun)
	the act of scoring in a game or sport
	a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
	a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
	the facts about an actual situation
	a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
	a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
	a set of twenty members
	grounds
	a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
	a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
	an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)

persuade (verb)	score (verb)
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm	assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
win approval or support for	make underscoring marks
	gain points in a game
	get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
	make small marks into the surface of
	induce to have sex
	write a musical score for

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