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Meaning of talk out of | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

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

transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“My brother wanted a pet squirrel, but I talked him out of it.”
She talked the officer out of giving her a ticket.”
The con artist talked his victims out of their life savings.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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