convince

Pronunciation: /kənˈvɪns/

The English word “convince” has 6 meanings listed here.

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.

Etymology

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

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