dissuade

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dissuaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissuading. ] [ L. dissuadere, dissuasum; dis- + suadere to advise, persuade: cf. F. dissuader. See Suasion. ] 1. To advise or exhort against; to try to persuade (one from a course). [ Obsolescent ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Mr. Burchell, on the contrary, dissuaded her with great ardor: and I stood neuter. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

War, therefore, open or concealed, alike
My voice dissuades. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To divert by persuasion; to turn from a purpose by reasons or motives; -- with from; as, I could not dissuade him from his purpose. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have tried what is possible to dissuade him. Mad. D' Arblay. [ 1913 Webster ]