English Explanatory Dictionary

convict

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
  2. To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).
noun
  1. A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
  2. A person deported to a penal colony.
  3. The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata), also known as the zebra cichlid, a popular aquarium fish, with stripes that resemble a prison uniform.
  4. A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and gray stripes.

Pronunciation

kənvĭktʹ /kənˈvɪkt/ en-us-convict-verb.ogg /ˈkɒnvɪkt/ kŏnʹvĭkt /ˈkɑnvɪkt/ en-us-convict-noun.ogg

Word forms

convict convicts convicting convicted

Etymology

From Middle English convicten, from Anglo-Norman convicter, from Latin convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”). Doublet of convince. Displaced native Old English forwyrċan (“to convict, condemn”).

Synonyms

adjudge convict condemn damn deem doom judge sentence disapprove bring round convince win over draw gain over persuade pimp prevail upon procure push suade talk around talk over wash with assigned servant con government man public servant penal colonist

Antonyms

acquit

Related words

conviction courage of one's convictions guilty

Derived words

convictable nonconvicted reconvict self-convicted unconvict unconvicted con convict hour convictism ex-convict
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