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