einreden

to talk into believing

verb AIN-re-den Less Common

Also means

to convince falsely

Usage Note

einreden means to make someone (or oneself) believe something, often untrue: jemandem etwas einreden. Reflexively, sich etwas einreden is to delude oneself. It is separable (redet ein) and takes a dative person plus accusative thing.

Examples

"Lass dir nichts einreden!"

Natural Translation

Don't let anyone talk you into anything!

Literal Translation

Let to-you nothing talk-into!

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