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convinced

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

1obsolete a: to overcome by argument b: overpower , overcome2obsolete : demonstrate , prove3: 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

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