talk out of

verb

To talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something.

“She talked the officer out of giving her a ticket.”

Opposite
talk into
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Meanings

verbtalk out of (third-person singular simple present talks out of, present participle talking out of, simple past and past participle talked out of)

present singular third person talks out of · participle present talking out of · participle past talked out of · past talked out of

  1. transitiveTo talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something.

    She talked the officer out of giving her a ticket.

    2 more examples

    My brother wanted a pet squirrel, but I talked him out of it.

    The con artist talked his victims out of their life savings.

    Antonyms: talk into

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something.

Opposite
talk into

More synonyms by meaning

verbpersuade someone not to do something

Opposite
talk into
Broader
dissuadedeter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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