convince

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin convincō (“to refute, prove”), from con- + vincō (“to conquer, vanquish”). Doublet of convict. Displaced native Old English oferreċċan. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /kənˈvɪns/, [kʰənˈvɪns] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /kənˈvəns/ Rhymes: -ɪns Hyphenation: con‧vince === Verb === convince (third-person singular simple present convinces, present participle convincing, simple past and past participle convinced) To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence. Synonyms: assure, convert, convict, satisfy To persuade. Synonyms: win over; see also Thesaurus:persuade (obsolete, transitive) To overcome, conquer, vanquish. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:defeat (acting) To behave believably in a role; to make someone perceive oneself as the character being portrayed. (obsolete, transitive) To confute; to prove wrong. Synonyms: debunk, disprove, rebut, refute (obsolete, transitive) To prove guilty; to convict. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Verb === convince third-person singular present indicative of convincere == Latin == === Verb === convince second-person singular present active imperative of convincō == Piedmontese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuŋˈviŋt͡ʃe/ === Verb === convince to convince ==== Related terms ==== convinsion