1. (v.i.)convert to change into something of different form or properties; transmute; transform.
2. convert to cause to adopt a different religion, belief, political doctrine, course, etc.
3. convert to cause a change from disbelief to faith.
4. convert to turn to another use or purpose; modify so as to serve a different function: to convert the study into a nursery.
5. convert to obtain an equivalent value for in an exchange or calculation, as money or units of measurement: to convert yards into meters.
6. convert to exchange (a bond or preferred stock) for another security, esp. common stock.
7. convert to cause (a substance) to undergo a chemical change: to convert sugar into alcohol.
8. convert to invert or transpose.
9. convert to assume unlawful rights of ownership of (personal property).
10. convert to change the form of (property), as from realty to personalty or vice versa.
11. convert to transpose the subject and predicate of (a logical proposition) by conversion.
12. convert to transmute (fertile material) into fissile nuclear fuel by neutron bombardment.
13. (v.i.)convert to become converted.
14. convert to make a conversion in football or basketball.
15. (n.)convert one who has been converted, as to a religion.
Etymology: (1250–1300; < L convertere to change completely)
Definition of 'convert'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)convert a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
2. (verb)convert, change over change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt"
3. (verb)convert change the nature, purpose, or function of something "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"
4. (verb)convert change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief "She converted to Buddhism"
5. (verb)change, exchange, commute, convert exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
6. (verb)convert cause to adopt a new or different faith "The missionaries converted the Indian population"
7. (verb)convert score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone "Smith converted and his team won"
8. (verb)convert complete successfully "score a penalty shot or free throw"
9. (verb)convert score (a spare)
10. (verb)convert, win over, convince make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"
11. (verb)commute, convert, exchange exchange a penalty for a less severe one
12. (verb)convert change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change "The substance converts to an acid"
1. (verb)convert to change sth to a new form or for a new use to convert the attic into a bedroom; How to convert a decimal number to a fraction
2. convert to change from one set of beliefs to another In 2002 he converted to Catholicism.; missionaries trying to convert people
3. (noun)convert sb who has changed their beliefs a convert to Islam
Definition of 'convert'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)convert a person who is converted from one opinion or practice to another; a person who is won over to, or heartily embraces, a creed, religious system, or party, in which he has not previously believed; especially, one who turns from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness, or from unbelief to Christianity
2. (noun)convert a lay friar or brother, permitted to enter a monastery for the service of the house, but without orders, and not allowed to sing in the choir
3. (verb)convert to cause to turn; to turn
4. (verb)convert to change or turn from one state or condition to another; to alter in form, substance, or quality; to transform; to transmute; as, to convert water into ice
5. (verb)convert to change or turn from one belief or course to another, as from one religion to another or from one party or sect to another
6. (verb)convert to produce the spiritual change called conversion in (any one); to turn from a bad life to a good one; to change the heart and moral character of (any one) from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness
7. (verb)convert to apply to any use by a diversion from the proper or intended use; to appropriate dishonestly or illegally
8. (verb)convert to exchange for some specified equivalent; as, to convert goods into money
9. (verb)convert to change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second
10. (verb)convert to turn into another language; to translate
11. (verb)convert to be turned or changed in character or direction; to undergo a change, physically or morally
Definitions of convert 
Afrikaans: omskep, omskakel
Arabic: يُحوِّل
Bulgarian: превръщам
Brazilian: converter
Czech: přeměnit, přestavět
German: umwandeln
Danish: lave om; omdanne; konvert
Greek: μετατρέπω, μετατρέπομαι
Spanish: convertir, transformar
Estonian: muutma, muudetav olema
Farsi: تبدیل کردن یا شدن
Finnish: muuntua
French: transformer
Hebrew: לַהֲפוֹך, לְהַסֵב
Hindi: एक चीज से दूसरी चीज में ब
Croatian: pretvarati, pretvoriti
Hungarian: átalakít
Indonesian: berubah
Icelandic: breyta; vera umbreytanleg
Italian: trasformare
Japanese: 変える
Korean: 개조하다
Lithuanian: (pa)versti, (pa)virsti, p
Latvian: pārvērst; pārveidot; konv
Malay: jadikan
Dutch: omzetten
Norwegian: omdanne, bygge om, dele o
Polish: przemieniać (się), zamien
Persian: تبدیل کردن یا شدن
Pashto: اړول، ګرزول، پچلول: معنات
Portuguese: converter(-se)
Romanian: a (se) transforma
Russian: превращать(ся)
Slovak: premeniť
Slovenian: preurediti, spremeniti (s
Serbian: preobraziti
Swedish: omvandla, göra (bygga) om
Thai: เปลี่ยน
Turkish: değiş(tir)mek, dönüş(tür)
Taiwanese: 轉換，轉變
Ukrainian: перетворювати(ся)
Urdu: ايک حالت سے دوسرى حالت م
Vietnamese: chuyển đổi
Chinese: 变换，使转变
