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convince
[kuhn-vins]
verb (used with object)
to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action.
Ample evidence convinced the jury of his guilt.
A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.
Synonyms:to persuade; cajole.
We finally convinced them to have dinner with us.
Obsolete.Ģżto prove or find guilty.
Obsolete.Ģżto overcome; vanquish.
convince
/ °ģɲŌĖ±¹ÉŖ²Ō²õ /
verb
(may take a clause as object) to make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; persuade
to persuade (someone) to do something
obsoleteĢż
to overcome
to prove guilty
Usage
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- convincer noun
- convincible adjective
- convincibility noun
- preconvince verb (used with object)
- reconvince verb (used with object)
- unconvincible adjective
- ³¦“Ē²ŌĖ±¹¾±²Ō³¦¾±²ś±ō±š adjective
- ³¦“Ē²ŌĖ±¹¾±²Ō³¦±š°ł noun
- ³¦“Ē²ŌĖ±¹¾±²Ō³¦±š³¾±š²Ō³Ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of convince1
Example Sentences
Such is the impact the left-footed winger had the season before last that Ferreira tried, in vain, to convince the club board not to sell him.
What if Israel's attack convinces Iran's leadership that its only way of deterring further attacks is to race for nuclear capability as fast as it can?
She wasnāt convinced by the initial pitch at first because sci-fi hasnāt traditionally had a lot of major roles for actors of color.
Born in Chicago and raised in Aurora, Ill., Flores was intrinsically comical, deeply convinced that he was funnier than any of the booked comics he witnessed on stage.
My job is to make those words feel real and convincing.
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