He would not let himself be 'persuaded' into buying the more expensive stereo.
He 'persuaded' himself that he had made the right choice.
He 'persuaded' his friend to go back to school.
(..) Read it twice. Oh, Stiva. Aunt Dolly found a note from the governess. Well? Stiva wants me to come to Moscow to persuade Dolly to forgive him. I'm to be deprived of my wife so that adultery may be forgiven? I can't excuse him just because he's your brother. Oh, it's for Dolly's sake, too. (..)2012 Anna Karenina