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TOPIK 6verb

회유하다

hoeyuhada

회유해요 · 회유했어요 · 회유할 거예요 · 회유하세요

to coax, to conciliate, to win over (with soft words or favors)

Example

그는 돈으로 증인을 회유하려고 했습니다.

He tried to win the witness over with money.

Word parts

회 embrace유 soft

Literally 'embrace softly' — persuading through gentleness instead of force.

Good to know

Often paired with its opposite: 회유와 협박 'carrots and sticks'.