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説き伏せる

説伏せる

Reading

Kana: ときふせる
Romaji: tokifuseru
Kana
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Definition

v1
vt
1

to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on

Kanji

Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く
Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
Readings: フク、 ふ.せる、 ふ.す
Meanings: prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes)

Example Sentences

(かれ)(わたし)()きふせていかせた。
➥He argued me into going.
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どうやっても(かれ)()()せられないだろう。
➥Nothing would persuade him.
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(わたし)はその(さる)()たないように警官(けいかん)()()せた。
➥I persuaded the policeman not to shoot the monkey.
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(つま)(わたし)()()せて新車(しんしゃ)()わせた。
➥My wife talked me into buying a new car.
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(つま)(わたし)()()せて新車(しんしゃ)()わせようとした。
➥My wife tried to persuade me into buying a new car.
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桂子(けいこ)両親(りょうしん)彼女(かのじょ)()()せて(かれ)とのデートを(おも)いとどまらせた。
➥Keiko's parents talked her out of dating him.
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