1
as in to influence
to persuade to change to one's religious faith
young missionaries who go door-to-door trying to convert people
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2
as in to transform
to change in form, appearance, or use
the old factory was converted into an apartment building
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as in to persuade
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request
many who used to insist that global warming was a myth have since been converted
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as in to seize
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
the bailee converted the goods to his own use
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as in recruit
a person who has recently been persuaded to join a religious sect
the converts were the most vocal and fervent worshippers in the church
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as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
the British biologist T. H. Huxley was one of the earliest converts to Darwin's theory of evolution
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Recent Examples of convert
Beth Braverman, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Make sure your devices stay juiced up with this MagSafe-compatible battery pack from Anker, which can fully charge an iPhone 13 Pro twice and converts into a phone stand for hands-free charging.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
Don’t let a video that converts die in your feed.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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In fact, when the 2017 tax law made the pass-through income taxation eligible to more businesses, many converted to the S corp structure.
—Beth Braverman, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Make sure your devices stay juiced up with this MagSafe-compatible battery pack from Anker, which can fully charge an iPhone 13 Pro twice and converts into a phone stand for hands-free charging.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
Great tequila tends to earn converts, who then proselytize.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
Don’t let a video that converts die in your feed.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convert
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Solvay tried to influence the EPA over the drinking water limit the agency set for PFNA and other chemicals in the class, according to lobbying records.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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And people just like deer, Caudell said, which also influences the population size the DNR manages toward.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
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The professor explains that the process works similarly to a conventional camera, but instead of capturing light waves, radio waves are transformed into a detailed image.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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The 375-guest rooms were transformed and reworked to include the debut five specialty suites — spanning 1,550 to more than 5,000 square feet — and the 20,000-square-foot plus Guerlain Wellness Spa.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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Nevertheless, when issues on mass transit occurred, the city could persuade PTC to improve conditions, but the city was only required to offer emergency services to commuters.—
Menika Dirkson,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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The message sought to persuade the public to take measures to eliminate the spread of COVID-19.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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According to Rolling Stone, Watkins was first arrested in September 2012 after police officers seized a large number of mobile phones and storage devices after conducting a drug search warrant at his home in Pontypridd, a town in Wales.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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Polymarket for its part has drawn in younger users with a better platform and by seizing upon the pandemic-era gambling trend especially prevalent in Gen Z men—not to mention with a little help from a newly friendly regulatory environment.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Federal prosecutors in New York said Maxwell helped Epstein recruit, groom and ultimately abuse girls as young as 14.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Military recruits became a band of brothers at an emotional tap-out ceremony for a grieving soldier.—
Seth Carnell,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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Bankman-Fried was another EA adherent who donated hundreds of millions of dollars to causes, including AI governance research, that aligned with EA’s philanthropic priorities.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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But Wall Street’s memory is short, and overseas audiences, which have proven resistant to patriotic American fare — James Gunn’s Superman being a case in point — may prove harder to proselytize.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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Great tequila tends to earn converts, who then proselytize.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
20 Sep. 2025
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His expression suddenly changed, as if he’d been caught off guard and had been expecting to have to work hard to convince me to write about the case.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Hamilton, convinced that salvaging his fiscal reputation required him to air his personal failings, published a lengthy tract, baring all.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Convert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convert. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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