v.
Pronunciation: k ə n- ' vin(t)s
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: con · vinced ; con · vinc · ing
Etymology: Latin convincere to refute, convict, prove, from com- + vincere to conquer ― more at VICTOR
Date: 1530
1 obsolete a : to overcome by argument b : OVERPOWER , OVERCOME
2 obsolete : DEMONSTRATE , PROVE
3 : to bring (as by argument) to belief, consent, or a course of action : PERSUADE < convinced himself that she was all right ― William Faulkner> <something I could never convince him to read ― John Lahr>
– con · vinc · er noun