English Explanatory Dictionary

convince

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
To persuade.
To overcome, conquer, vanquish.
To behave believably in a role; to make someone perceive oneself as the character being portrayed.
To confute; to prove wrong.
To prove guilty; to convict.

Pronunciation

/kənˈvɪns/ En-us-convince.ogg

Word forms

convince convinces convincing convinced

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convincō (“to refute, prove”), from con- + vincō (“to conquer, vanquish”). Doublet of convict. Displaced native Old English oferreċċan.

Synonyms

assure convert convict satisfy win over bring round convince draw gain over persuade pimp prevail upon procure push suade talk around talk over wash with beat bring down chew up eat someone for breakfast eat someone's lunch flog humble kick ass malavogue murdelize outfox outguess outrun outsmart outwit overcome overpower overwin own pulverise pwn rape reduce spank steal the show subdue subvert surmount thrash trounce vanquish debunk disprove rebut refute

Related words

convict conviction convincible convincingly reconvince

Derived words

convinceable convincement convincer unconvince

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