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convert

noun (n)

  • a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • A person who is converted from one opinion or practice to another; a person who is won over to, or heartily embraces, a creed, religious system, or party, in which he has not previously believed; especially, one who turns from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness, or from unbelief to Christianity.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy(verb.change)
    Example:
    We converted from 220 to 110 Volt.
    Synonym:
    change over
    source: wordnet30
  • change the nature, purpose, or function of something(verb.change)
    Example:
    Convert lead into gold.
    Convert hotels into jails.
    Convert slaves to laborers.
    source: wordnet30
  • change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief(verb.change)
    Example:
    She converted to Buddhism.
    source: wordnet30
  • exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category(verb.change)
    Example:
    Could you convert my dollars into pounds?.
    Convert centimeters into inches.
    Convert holdings into shares.
    Synonym:
    change, commute, exchange
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to adopt a new or different faith(verb.change)
    Example:
    The missionaries converted the Indian population.
    source: wordnet30
  • score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone(verb.competition)
    Example:
    Smith converted and his team won.
    source: wordnet30
  • complete successfully(verb.competition)
    source: wordnet30
  • score (a spare)(verb.competition)
    source: wordnet30
  • make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    convince, win over
    source: wordnet30
  • exchange a penalty for a less severe one(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    commute, exchange
    source: wordnet30
  • change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change(verb.change)
    Example:
    The substance converts to an acid.
    source: wordnet30
  • To cause to turn; to turn.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To be turned or changed in character or direction; to undergo a change, physically or morally.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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