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verb
- 1. cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something: "Robert's expression had obviously convinced her of his innocence" Similar
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to persuade someone or make someone certain: convince someone of something He managed to convince the jury of his innocence. [ + (that) ] It's useless trying to convince her (that) she doesn't need to lose any weight. [ + to infinitive ] I hope this will convince you to change your mind. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
How to use convince in a sentence. to bring (as by argument) to belief, consent, or a course of action : persuade; to overcome by argument; overpower, overcome… See the full definition
Convince definition: to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action. See examples of CONVINCE used in a sentence.
Convince means to talk someone into something, or win someone over. A person convinces by making an argument—you can convince your parents to let you go to the movies by promising you'll do all your homework the next day.
Definition of convince verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to persuade someone or make someone certain: convince someone of somethingHe managed to convince the jury of his innocence. [ + (that) ] It's useless trying to convince her (that) she doesn't need to lose any weight. [ + to infinitive ] I hope this will convince you to change your mind. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
to overcome; vanquish. SYNONYMS 1. satisfy. USAGE convince, an often stated rule says, may be followed only by that or of, never by to: We convinced him that he should enter (not convinced him to enter) the contest. He was convinced of the wisdom of entering.
1. To cause (someone) by the use of argument or evidence to believe something or to take a course of action. See Synonyms at persuade. 2. Obsolete. a. To prove to be wrong or guilty. b. To conquer; overpower.
Convince definition: To cause (someone) by the use of argument or evidence to believe something or to take a course of action.
Convince definition, to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: Ample evidence convinced the jury of his guilt.A test drive will convince you that this car handles well. See more.
