CONVINCE


Meaning of CONVINCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈvin(t)s ]

transitive verb

( 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

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