övertyga

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German overtügen. Compare German überzeugen, Dutch overtuigen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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övertyga (present övertygar, preterite övertygade, supine övertygat, imperative övertyga)

  1. to convince
  2. to persuade

Usage notes

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Övertyga means to convince someone of something, while övertala means to get someone to agree to/on something (like a course of action or less commonly a fact). Overlap occurs, like with convince vs. persuade.

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