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ikna etmek — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • coax verb To gently persuade someone to do something through patience or flattery.
  • convince verb To make someone believe something, usually through reasoning or evidence.
  • persuade verb To get someone to agree to or do something by giving reasons or arguments.

Senses

ikna etmek is used for these senses in English:

  • coax (transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
  • convince To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
  • persuade (transitive, now, rare, regional) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). [from 16th c.]

Related Turkish words