What's the difference between to convince and to persuade?

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 For me it's this.

'Convince' suggests you have succeeded in making someone believe what you want them to believe.  "I convinced him to come with me". You have convinced him.

'Persuade' gives the idea that you have not yet convinced him to go with you.  You are going to persuade him. 

 Hope it helps.

 Ben.

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Benj..

I think you just made the word "convince" past tense..

Let me give more enlightenment to difference between convince and persuade. To convince means to try to change one's belief and opinion but persuade means to try to make somebody does what he/she doesn't want to do.

That's just the way I see it, convince is more of a past tense type word….lol…it's a tricky one

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very good!

the difference is:

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Thank you, Ben :)

Convince comes from the Latin convincere to refute, convict, prove, from com- + vincere to conquer.  

Persuade comes from the Latin persuadēre, from per- thoroughly + suadēre to advise, urge.  

Persuade has a more advisory tone while Convince carries that air of victory.  Look at these sample sentences:  I convinced him he was wrong. VS I persuaded him he was wrong.  The former clearly has a a more combative tone, while the latter is softer, more conciliatory. 

Hope that helps :)

"Persuade has a more advisory tone while Convince carries that air of victory. . . .

. . . .The former clearly has a a more combative tone, while the latter is softer, more conciliatory." 
 

Right, right.. That is why in terms of marketing, the word persuasion is more applicable.. Persuasion is convincing power and charm combined..

:D You're right, Lovely Fabian.

that's true in field of marketing… :))