せる
tokifuseru

Ichidan Verb

1. to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on

Transitive
あの おとこ せようとするのは、オオカミに道理 どうり いて かせるようなものだ。
ano otokō tokifuseyōto suru nowa ōkamini dōrio toite kikaseru yōna monoda.
You might as well reason with the wolf as try to persuade that man.
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