Suade
/sweɪd/noun
A rare verb meaning to urge or persuade, mostly seen in learned or literary use.
Did you know?Suade comes from the same Proto-Indo-European root as Latin *suadere* “to advise, urge,” a root tied to the old idea of soft power: winning someone over by words instead of violence.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*swād-
“to make agreeable, persuade”
Latin
Latin
suadēre
“to advise, recommend, urge”
Latin
Latin
suās-
“the stem used in compounds and derivatives”
Old French
Old French
suaider
“to advise, persuade”
Middle English
English
suaden
“to persuade, urge”
Modern English
English
suade
“to urge or persuade, chiefly in learned use”