overhalen — meaning in English
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English meaning
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coax
verb To gently persuade someone to do something through patience or flattery.
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induce
verb To persuade or influence someone to do something.
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persuade
verb To get someone to agree to or do something by giving reasons or arguments.
Senses
overhalen is used for these senses in English:
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coax
(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
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induce
(transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.
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persuade
(transitive, now, rare, regional) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). [from 16th c.]
induce — full definition
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verb To persuade or influence someone to do something.
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verb To cause or bring about a particular state or effect.
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verb To bring on labor artificially in a pregnant woman, usually with medication.
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verb To generate an electric current or magnetic effect through a nearby changing field.
