nobbled

verb nobbled

• persuaded — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
• swayed — swaybacked.
• convinced — If you are convinced that something is true, you feel sure that it is true.
• influenced — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
• coerced — to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition: They coerced him into signing the document.