Word: persuaded
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: per
sua
ded
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of persuade; cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
Morphemes:
Affix: persuade
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: per-
Language: la
Decoded: per-
Meaning: thoroughly
Affix: suādeō
Language: la
Decoded: suadeo
Meaning: I advise
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.