Dissuading

  • 11Dissuasion — Dis*sua sion, n. [L. dissuasio: cf. F. dissuasion. See {Dissuade}.] 1. The act of dissuading; exhortation against a thing; dehortation. [1913 Webster] In spite of all the dissuasions of his friends. Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. A motive or… …

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  • 12dissuade — transitive verb (dissuaded; dissuading) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French dissuader, from Latin dissuadēre, from dis + suadēre to urge more at sweet Date: 15th century 1. a. to advise (a person) against something b …

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  • 13dissuasion — noun Etymology: Middle English dissuasioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin dissuasion , dissuasio, from dissuadēre Date: 15th century the action of dissuading …

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  • 14Amber Diceless Roleplaying Game — infobox RPG title= Amber Diceless Roleplaying Game caption= Cover of the main Amber DRPG rulebook designer= Erick Wujcik publisher= Phage Press Guardians of Order date= 1991 genre= Fantasy system= Custom (direct comparison of statistics without… …

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  • 15Stolen base — The all time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1988. In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate. In baseball statistics,… …

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  • 17Visual display unit — A visual display unit, often called simply a monitor or display, is a piece of electrical equipment which displays images generated from the video output of devices such as computers, without producing a permanent record. A newer monitor… …

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  • 19Louis Riel — Infobox Person name = Louis Riel image size = 200px caption = birth date = birth date|df=yes|1844|10|22 birth place = Red River Colony, Rupert s Land death date = death date and age|df=yes|1885|11|16|1844|10|22 death place = Regina, District of… …

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  • 20Rugby league — An attacking player attempts to evade two defenders Highest governing body Rugby League International Federation Nickname(s) …

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