| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To occupy in an agreeable or pleasing way: amuse, entertain, recreate, regale. See EXCITE. 2. To persuade (a person) not to do something: deter, discourage, dissuade. Idioms: talk out of. See PERSUASION. 3. To change the direction or course of: avert, deflect, deviate, pivot, shift, swing, turn, veer. See CHANGE.
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