| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Adjure | Urge earnestly; appeal solemnly. |
| 2. | Advise | Recommend a course of action. |
| 3. | Allay doubts | Reduce uncertainty; calm concerns. |
| 4. | Appeal | Make a heartfelt request. |
| 5. | Argue | Present reasons to support a claim. |
| 6. | Assure | Give confidence; remove doubt. |
| 7. | Attest | Confirm as true; bear witness. |
| 8. | Beguile | Charm into agreement. |
| 9. | Beseech | Ask urgently; implore. |
| 10. | Bespeak | Indicate or suggest strongly. |
| 11. | Brainwash | Indoctrinate with controlling influence. |
| 12. | Browbeat | Intimidate into compliance. |
| 13. | Cajole | Persuade with flattery or coaxing. |
| 14. | Campaign for | Work actively to win support. |
| 15. | Charm | Delight to win favor. |
| 16. | Coax | Gently persuade; wheedle. |
| 17. | Coerce | Force by threats or pressure. |
| 18. | Convert | Change someone’s beliefs or allegiance. |
| 19. | Counsel | Give guidance; advise. |
| 20. | Debate | Discuss opposing views formally. |
| 21. | Demonstrate | Show clearly with evidence. |
| 22. | Dissuade | Persuade not to do something. |
| 23. | Drive home | Make a point clearly understood. |
| 24. | Educate | Inform to shape understanding. |
| 25. | Embolden | Give courage to act. |
| 26. | Encourage | Give support; spur on. |
| 27. | Enlist | Secure someone’s help or support. |
| 28. | Entice | Attract by offering something desirable. |
| 29. | Entreat | Ask earnestly; beg. |
| 30. | Exhort | Strongly urge to act. |
| 31. | Explain | Make something clear and understandable. |
| 32. | Finesse | Achieve by tactful maneuvering. |
| 33. | Flatter | Praise to influence favorably. |
| 34. | Frame | Present in a particular way. |
| 35. | Gaslight | Manipulate into doubting reality. |
| 36. | Get through to | Reach someone’s understanding. |
| 37. | Goad | Provoke into action. |
| 38. | Guide | Lead toward a decision. |
| 39. | Hook | Capture interest; draw in. |
| 40. | Impress | Make someone feel admiration. |
| 41. | Induce | Bring about; lead to do. |
| 42. | Influence | Affect decisions or behavior. |
| 43. | Ingratiate | Win favor by pleasing efforts. |
| 44. | Instruct | Teach; provide direction. |
| 45. | Jawbone | Persuade through talk or pressure. |
| 46. | Jolly along | Cheerfully coax into agreement. |
| 47. | Justify | Show to be right or reasonable. |
| 48. | Lead | Cause someone to go toward. |
| 49. | Level with | Be frank to gain trust. |
| 50. | Lobby | Seek support from decision-makers. |
| 51. | Lure | Tempt with a promise or bait. |
| 52. | Market | Promote to win buyers or support. |
| 53. | Mollify | Soothe to reduce resistance. |
| 54. | Motivate | Provide a reason to act. |
| 55. | Move | Affect emotionally; sway. |
| 56. | Negotiate | Bargain to reach agreement. |
| 57. | Normalize | Make seem usual or acceptable. |
| 58. | Nudge | Prompt gently toward action. |
| 59. | Obtain buy-in | Secure agreement and commitment. |
| 60. | Onboard | Bring into a plan or group. |
| 61. | Pacify | Calm to gain cooperation. |
| 62. | Pitch | Present a proposal to win support. |
| 63. | Plant an idea | Introduce subtly for later acceptance. |
| 64. | Plead | Appeal urgently for something. |
| 65. | Press | Urge insistently; apply pressure. |
| 66. | Prevail upon | Persuade after effort. |
| 67. | Prod | Prompt or push into action. |
| 68. | Propagandize | Spread biased ideas to influence. |
| 69. | Propose | Put forward for consideration. |
| 70. | Prove | Establish truth with evidence. |
| 71. | Reason with | Use logic to persuade. |
| 72. | Reassure | Restore confidence; ease worries. |
| 73. | Recommend | Suggest as best choice. |
| 74. | Recruit | Persuade to join a cause. |
| 75. | Reframe | Change perspective by new wording. |
| 76. | Rhetorically sway | Influence using persuasive speech. |
| 77. | Sell | Persuade someone to accept or buy. |
| 78. | Settle | Resolve disagreement; reach acceptance. |
| 79. | Show | Make evident; demonstrate. |
| 80. | Solicit | Seek or request support. |
| 81. | Spur | Stimulate into action. |
| 82. | Sway | Influence toward a position. |
| 83. | Sweet-talk | Persuade with flattering talk. |
| 84. | Talk into | Persuade someone to do something. |
| 85. | Talk over | Discuss to reach agreement. |
| 86. | Teach | Impart knowledge to shape views. |
| 87. | Tempt | Entice toward a choice. |
| 88. | Testify | State as evidence or proof. |
| 89. | Titillate | Arouse interest to attract. |
| 90. | Underscore | Emphasize as important. |
| 91. | Urge | Press strongly; encourage. |
| 92. | Validate | Confirm as acceptable or sound. |
| 93. | Vouch for | Assert reliability or truth. |
| 94. | Wheedle | Use coaxing or flattery. |
| 95. | Win over | Gain someone’s support. |
| 96. | Woo | Seek to gain favor or support. |
| 97. | Work on | Apply effort to change someone’s mind. |
| 98. | Wrest agreement | Forcefully obtain reluctant assent. |
| 99. | Yank into line | Pull into compliance quickly. |
| 100. | Yearningly appeal | Appeal with longing emotion. |