| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | activate | set into action |
| 2. | admonish | warn or urge seriously |
| 3. | advise | recommend a course of action |
| 4. | advocate | argue in favor of |
| 5. | animate | stir to action |
| 6. | appeal to | make a convincing request to |
| 7. | argue | give reasons to support |
| 8. | arouse | awaken interest or action |
| 9. | badger | pester into agreement or action |
| 10. | beseech | earnestly ask someone |
| 11. | bring around | change someone’s mind favorably |
| 12. | bring over | win to your side |
| 13. | bring to | cause someone to accept |
| 14. | buy into | accept as true or worthwhile |
| 15. | cajole | persuade with flattery or charm |
| 16. | campaign for | work actively to win support |
| 17. | capitulate | stop resisting and agree |
| 18. | champion | strongly support a cause |
| 19. | coax | gently persuade someone |
| 20. | come around | change to agreement |
| 21. | conciliate | win goodwill and agreement |
| 22. | convert | bring someone to your view |
| 23. | convince | cause someone to believe or agree |
| 24. | demonstrate | show clearly and convincingly |
| 25. | disarm | remove suspicion or resistance |
| 26. | draw | attract toward a view |
| 27. | embolden | make bolder to act |
| 28. | embrace | accept willingly and enthusiastically |
| 29. | encourage | give confidence to act |
| 30. | energize | give energy to act |
| 31. | enlist | secure someone’s support |
| 32. | entreat | ask someone earnestly |
| 33. | exhort | strongly urge someone |
| 34. | extract | get with effort or pressure |
| 35. | fire up | excite into action |
| 36. | fortify | strengthen resolve to act |
| 37. | galvanize | shock into taking action |
| 38. | get to | manage to persuade someone |
| 39. | give in | stop resisting and agree |
| 40. | guide | direct toward a choice |
| 41. | hound | pursue until someone yields |
| 42. | impel | drive someone to act |
| 43. | implore | beg someone earnestly |
| 44. | importune | press with repeated requests |
| 45. | incline | dispose someone toward something |
| 46. | induce | lead someone to do something |
| 47. | influence | affect someone’s thinking or choice |
| 48. | inspire | fill with urge to act |
| 49. | justify | show good reason for |
| 50. | lead | guide someone toward a choice |
| 51. | lobby | try to influence decisions |
| 52. | make a case to | argue convincingly to someone |
| 53. | mobilize | move to take action |
| 54. | mollify | soften anger or resistance |
| 55. | motivate | give reason to act |
| 56. | move | incline someone toward action |
| 57. | nudge | gently push toward action |
| 58. | obtain | get by convincing or asking |
| 59. | overcome | defeat resistance or doubt |
| 60. | placate | calm into acceptance |
| 61. | plead | earnestly argue for something |
| 62. | press | urge insistently |
| 63. | prevail on | successfully convince someone |
| 64. | prevail upon | persuade someone successfully |
| 65. | prod | push someone to act |
| 66. | promote | encourage acceptance or use |
| 67. | prompt | cause someone to act |
| 68. | propitiate | win favor through appeasement |
| 69. | push | apply pressure to act |
| 70. | reason with | use logic to convince |
| 71. | reassure | restore confidence or certainty |
| 72. | recommend | suggest as a good choice |
| 73. | recruit | win someone to join |
| 74. | reinforce | make a view stronger |
| 75. | relent | become less strict or resistant |
| 76. | rouse | stir into action |
| 77. | satisfy | convince by meeting doubts |
| 78. | see reason | accept a sensible argument |
| 79. | sell | make someone accept an idea |
| 80. | soften up | make more receptive to persuasion |
| 81. | spur | stimulate someone to act |
| 82. | steer | guide toward a decision |
| 83. | stir | move emotionally to act |
| 84. | submit | yield to authority or pressure |
| 85. | sway | influence someone toward a decision |
| 86. | sweet-talk | persuade with charming words |
| 87. | talk into | convince someone to do something |
| 88. | talk over | discuss to gain agreement |
| 89. | talk round | gradually persuade someone |
| 90. | talk through | discuss until convinced |
| 91. | turn | cause someone to change sides |
| 92. | urge | strongly encourage someone to act |
| 93. | validate | confirm as sound or acceptable |
| 94. | verify | confirm truth or accuracy |
| 95. | vindicate | clear from doubt or blame |
| 96. | wheedle | persuade by soft flattery |
| 97. | win over | gain someone’s support or agreement |
| 98. | win round | gain someone’s agreement |
| 99. | work on | try to influence gradually |
| 100. | yield | give way to pressure |