rope in vs persuade

rope in and persuade both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rope in	No	No	Yes	No
persuade	No	No	Yes	No

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

rope in: draw in as if with a rope; lure
persuade: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

rope in (verb)	persuade (verb)
draw in as if with a rope; lure	cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
divide by means of a rope	win approval or support for