Main Entry: con·vince

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈvin(t)s\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): con·vinced; con·vinc·ing

Etymology: Latin convincere to refute, convict, prove, from com- + vincere to conquer — more at victor

Date: 1530

1 obsolete a : to overcome by argument b : overpower, overcome
2 obsolete : demonstrate, prove
3 : to bring (as by argument) to belief, consent, or a course of action : persuade <convinced himself that she was all right — William Faulkner> <something I could never convince him to read — John Lahr>

— con·vinc·er noun