persuade vs sell

sell vs persuade

persuade is not a noun while sell is a noun.

persuade and sell both are verbs.

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

As verbs, sell is a hyponym of persuade; that is, sell 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
sell: persuade somebody to accept something

Other hyponyms of persuade include hustle, bring around, bring round, badger, 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, score, seduce.

persuade (noun)	sell (noun)
	the activity of persuading someone to buy

persuade (verb)	sell (verb)
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm	persuade somebody to accept something
win approval or support for	exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
	do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
	give up for a price or reward
	deliver to an enemy by treachery
	be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
	be responsible for the sale of
	be approved of or gain acceptance

Difference between persuade and sell

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