Definitions for convince
kənˈvɪnscon·vince

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. convert, win over, convinceverb

   make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

   "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. convinceverb

   To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.

2. convinceverb

   To overcome, conquer, vanquish.

3. convinceverb

   To confute (someone); to prove (someone) wrong; to overcome (someone) in argument.

4. Etymology: From convincere, from con- + vinco.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CONVINCEverb

   Etymology: convinco, Latin.

   1. To force another to acknowledge a contested position.

   That which I have all this while been endeavouring to convince men of, and to persuade them to, is no other but what God himself doth particularly recommend to us, as proper for human consideration. John Tillotson.

   But having shifted ev’ry form to ’scape,
   Convinc’d of conquest, he resum’d his shape. John Dryden, Virg.

   History is all the light we have in many cases, and we receive from it a great part of the useful truths we have, with a convincing evidence. John Locke.

   2. To convict; to prove guilty of.

   To convince all that are ungodly among them, of all their ungodly deeds. Jude 15.

   The discovery of a truth, formerly unknown, doth rather convince man of ignorance, than nature of errour. Walter Raleigh.

   O seek not to convince me of a crime,
   Which I can ne’er repent, nor can you pardon. Dryden.

   3. To evince; to prove; to manifest; to vindicate.

   Your Italy contains none so accomplished a courtier, to convince the honour of my mistress. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   4. To overpower; to surmount. This sense is now obsolete.

   There are a crew of wretched souls
   That stay his cure; their malady convinces
   The great essay of art. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Knaves be such abroad,
   Who having, by their own importunate suit,
   Or voluntary dotage of some mistress,
   Convinc’d or suppled them, they cannot chuse
   But they must blab. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   When Duncan is asleep, his two chamberlains
   Will I, with wine and wassel, so convince,
   That memory, the warder of the brain,
   Shall be a fume. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Convince

   Convince, also known as Bongo or Flenke, is a religion from eastern Jamaica. It has roots in Kumina and Jamaican Maroon religion.

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1. convince

   Convince is a verb that refers to the process of causing someone to believe firmly in the truth of something, persuading them to do something, or making them understand or realize the validity, truth, or importance of a particular concept, belief or idea.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Convinceverb

   to overpower; to overcome; to subdue or master

2. Convinceverb

   to overcome by argument; to force to yield assent to truth; to satisfy by proof

3. Convinceverb

   to confute; to prove the fallacy of

4. Convinceverb

   to prove guilty; to convict

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Convince

   kon-vins′, v.t. to subdue the mind by evidence: to satisfy as to truth or error: (B.) to convict: to refute.—n. Convince′ment.—adjs. Convinc′ible; Convinc′ing, producing conviction.—adv. Convinc′ingly. [L. convincĕre, con, sig. completeness, and vincĕre, victum, to conquer.]

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1. Convince

   Convince vs. Persuade -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Convince and Persuade.

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'convince' in Verbs Frequency: #672

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How to pronounce convince?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

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How to say convince in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of convince in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of convince in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of convince in a Sentence

1. Terry Schilling:

   There's no mistaking it now : Our medical industry and government authorities care more about ideology and profit than they do about the health and well-being of our kids, hopefully, the looming cascade of malpractice lawsuits will finally convince them to return to sanity as Europe is now doing. Lawmakers in Congress and the states also need to start getting involved. For the sake of America's families, it's time to put a stop to this horrific experimentation.

2. Deputy Defense Minister Dimitris Vitsas:

   We need to convince these people, in every possible, non-violent way, that there are shelters in mainland Greece to host them.

3. Peace Boat:

   We need to choose carefully who we work with, as they need to share our long-term vision, not just want to finance an asset, shipping finance companies are quite conservative and our design and plan is quite creative, quite unique. That uniqueness adds value but it can be a challenge to convince conservative financiers.

4. Farmer Phub Zam:

   If the government could convince people to buy from local farmers, it would help us a lot, i could sell all my produce within hours, without spending extra on driving a wagon from one market to another.

5. Staff John Kelly:

   The Woodward book’s pointless to try to convince him of anything. He’s gone off the rails. We’re in Crazytown, i do n’t even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I’ve ever had.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=convince
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Convince
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=convince
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convince
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convince
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=convince
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=convince