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Verb: talk out
  1. Discuss a problem or issue thoroughly until a resolution is reached
    "They decided to talk out their disagreement over dinner";
    - talk through
     
  2. Speak at length to prevent a vote or decision from being made
    "The senator tried to talk out the bill"
     
  3. Persuade someone not to do something by discussing it
    "She talked him out of quitting his job"

Derived forms: talked out, talks out, talking out