verb
1.
to induce (another or others) to accept the validity of something (as a belief, course of action, or point of view)
Chinese missionaries converted many Japanese to Buddhism
Synonyms: bring, lead, move, persuade
Related Word: redeem, reform, save; bend, bias, incline, sway; actuate, budge, impel; proselyte, proselytize
2.
Synonyms: transform , change, commute, metamorphose, transfigure, translate, transmogrify, transmute, transpose, transubstantiate
Related Word: fabricate, forge, make, manufacture; apply, employ, use, utilize