[con.vert] vb [ME, fr. MF convertir, fr. L convertere to turn around, transform, convert, fr. com- + vertere to turn--more at worth] vt (14c) 1 a: to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another b: to bring about a religious conversion in
2. a: to alter the physical or chemical nature or properties of esp. in manufacturing b (1): to change from one form or function to another (2): to alter for more effective utilization (3): to appropriate without right c: to exchange for an equivalent 3 obs: turn
4: to subject to logical conversion
5. a: to make a goal after receiving (a pass) from a teammate b: to score on (as a try for point or free throw) c: to make (a spare) in bowling ~ vi 1: to undergo conversion
2: to make good on a try for point, field goal, or free throw syn see transform
[2]con.vert n (1561): one that is converted