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convince

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  1. To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
  2. To persuade.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To overcome, conquer, vanquish.
  4. To behave believably in a role; to make someone perceive oneself as the character being portrayed.
  5. (obsolete, transitive) To confute; to prove wrong.
  6. (obsolete, transitive) To prove guilty; to convict.

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B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kənˈvɪns/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convincō (“I refute, prove”), from con- + vincō (“I conquer, vanquish”). Doublet of convict. Displaced native Old English oferreċċan.

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persuade persuaded convinced convincing attempting demonstrate believing

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