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Convert

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Noun

1. convert

a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief

Verb

2. change over, convert

change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy

Example Sentences:
'We converted from 220 to 110 Volt'

3. convert

change the nature, purpose, or function of something

Example Sentences:
'convert lead into gold'
'convert hotels into jails'
'convert slaves to laborers'

4. convert

change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief

Example Sentences:
'She converted to Buddhism'

5. change, commute, convert, exchange

exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

Example Sentences:
'Could you convert my dollars into pounds?'
'He changed his name'
'convert centimeters into inches'
'convert holdings into shares'

6. convert

cause to adopt a new or different faith

Example Sentences:
'The missionaries converted the Indian population'

7. convert

score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone

Example Sentences:
'Smith converted and his team won'

8. convert

complete successfully

Example Sentences:
'score a penalty shot or free throw'

9. convert

score (a spare)

10. convert, convince, win over

make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

Example Sentences:
'He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product'

11. commute, convert, exchange

exchange a penalty for a less severe one

12. convert

change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change

Example Sentences:
'The substance converts to an acid'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Convert

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verb (kənˈvɜːt ) (mainly tr)
1. 
to change or adapt the form, character, or function of; transform
2. 
to cause (someone) to change in opinion, belief, etc
3. 
to change (a person or his or her way of life, etc) for the better
4. (intransitive)
to admit of being changed (into)
the table converts into a tray
5. (also intr)
to change or be changed into another chemical compound or physical state
to convert water into ice
6. law
a. 
to assume unlawful proprietary rights over (personal property)
b. 
to change (property) from realty into personalty or vice versa
7. (also intr) rugby
to make a conversion after (a try)
8. logic
to transpose the subject and predicate of (a proposition) by conversion
9. 
to change (a value or measurement) from one system of units to another
10. 
to exchange (a security or bond) for something of equivalent value
noun (ˈkɒnvɜːt )
11. 
a person who has been converted to another belief, religion, etc

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Convert

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verb transitive
1. 
to change from one form or use to another; transform
convert grain into flour
2. 
to cause to change as from one religion, doctrine, or course to another
3. 
to exchange for something equal in value
4.  Finance
a. 
to exchange (preferred stock, bonds, etc.) for another kind or class of security, esp. common stock
b. 
to exchange (a currency) for an equivalent amount of another currency or precious metal
5.  American Football and Rugby
to make (the extra point or points of a conversion) after a touchdown or try
6.  Law
a. 
to appropriate or use (another's property) by conversion (sense 5) conversion (sense 5a)
b. 
to change (property) from real to personal, or the reverse
7.  Logic
to change (a proposition) by conversion
verb intransitive
8. 
to be converted
9.  US, Bowling
to knock down all of the standing pins on the second bowl, scoring a spare
10.  US, American Football, Rugby
to make a conversion
noun
11. 
a person converted, as to a religion

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Convert

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v. con·vert·ed, con·vert·ing, con·verts
v.tr.
1. To change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product; transform: convert water into ice.
2. To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another; adapt to a new or different purpose: convert a forest into farmland.
3. To persuade or induce to adopt a particular religion, faith, or belief: convert pagans to Christianity; was converted to pacifism by the war.
4. To exchange for something of equal value: convert assets into cash.
5. To express (a quantity) in alternative units: converting feet into meters.
6. Logic To transform (a proposition) by conversion.
7. Law To appropriate (another's property) without right to one's own use.
8. Sports
a. To complete (a conversion, penalty shot, or free throw) successfully.
b. To score (a spare) in bowling.
v.intr.
1. To undergo a conversion: We converted to Islam several years ago.
2. To be converted: a sofa that converts into a bed; arms factories converting to peacetime production.
3.
a. Football To make a conversion.
b. Sports To shoot and score a goal, especially immediately after receiving a pass or gaining control of a rebound.
n. (kŏnvûrt′)
One who has been converted, especially from one religion or belief to another.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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