convince
IPA: kʌnvˈɪns
verb
- To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
- To persuade.
- (obsolete, transitive) To overcome, conquer, vanquish.
- (obsolete, transitive) To confute; to prove wrong.
- (obsolete, transitive) To prove guilty; to convict.
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Examples of "convince" in Sentences
- The unwholesome foursome were not convinced.
- I'm convinced academics are timorous people.
- He was particularly convinced by the reasoning of the Revd.
- By this time, Napoleon himself was convinced of their perfidy.
- The committee was not convinced and the investigation continued.
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