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1. (v.t.) convince
to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action:
to convince you of his guilt.
2. convince
Obs. to prove or find guilty.
3. convince
Obs. to overcome; vanquish.
Etymology: (1520–30; < L convincere to prove (guilt), demonstrate =con-con - +vincere to overcome)
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| Definition of 'convince' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (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"
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1. (verb) convince
to persuade sb that sth is true
He tried to convince her that he serious.
2. convince
to persuade sb to do sth
politicians convincing people to vote for them
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| Definition of 'convince' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) convince
to overpower; to overcome; to subdue or master
2. (verb) convince
to overcome by argument; to force to yield assent to truth; to satisfy by proof
3. (verb) convince
to confute; to prove the fallacy of
4. (verb) convince
to prove guilty; to convict
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Sense: to persuade (a person) that something is true
Her smile convinced me that she was happy; She is convinced of his innocence.
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 Afrikaans: oortuig |
 Arabic: يُقْـنِـع |
 Bulgarian: убеждавам |
 Brazilian: convencer |
 Czech: přesvědčit |
 German: überzeugen |
 Danish: overbevise |
 Greek: πείθω |
 Spanish: convencer (de) |
 Estonian: veenma |
 Farsi: متقاعد کردن |
 Finnish: vakuuttaa |
 French: convaincre |
 Hebrew: לְשַכנֵע |
 Hindi: समझा देना |
 Croatian: uvjeriti, osvjedočiti |
 Hungarian: meggyőz |
 Indonesian: meyakinkan |
 Icelandic: sannfæra |
 Italian: convincere |
 Japanese: 確信させる |
 Korean: 납득시키다 |
 Lithuanian: įtikinti |
 Latvian: pārliecināt |
 Malay: yakin |
 Dutch: overtuigen |
 Norwegian: overbevise |
 Polish: przekonać |
 Persian: متقاعد کردن |
 Pashto: قانع كول، رضا كول: محكوم |
 Portuguese: convencer |
 Romanian: a convinge |
 Russian: убеждать |
 Slovak: presvedčiť |
 Slovenian: prepričati |
 Serbian: ubediti |
 Swedish: övertyga |
 Thai: โน้มน้าว |
 Turkish: ikna etmek, inandırmak |
 Taiwanese: 使信服 |
 Ukrainian: переконувати |
 Urdu: يقين دلانا، باور كرانا |
 Vietnamese: thuyết phục |
 Chinese: 使信服 |
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