Popular song redirects here. For other uses, see Popular Song (disambiguation). Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no musical training. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional or folk music.
The suade part that both words share has origins in the Latin root suadÄre, meaning âto urge.â In the case of persuade, the prefix per- means âthoroughly,â intensifying âto urgeâ and giving persuade its meaning of âto convince.â Think of dissuade as the opposite of persuade: the prefix dis- reverses the action of the root, giving the meaning of not ...
Examples of PERSUADE. 1  He persuaded his friend to go back to school. 2  She couldn't be persuaded to go. 3  He would not let himself be persuaded into buying the more expensive stereo. 4  I am not easily persuaded.xamples of PERSUADE. 1  He persuaded his friend to go back to school. 2  She couldn't be persuaded to go. 3  He would not let himself be persuaded into buying the more expensive stereo. 4  I am not easily persuaded.