convince

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

persuade

induce

influence

assure

coax

win over

sway

convict

satisfy

urge

invite

reassure

convert

cajole

sell

incite

cause

prove

prompt

talk into

prevail upon

dissuade

drag

enchant

enjoin

ensure

enthuse

entice

explain

flip

guarantee

hint

hold

incline

infuse

inhale

inspire

instruct

insure

lead

lobby

make sure

perceive

persuade firmly

plight

possess

predispose

prevail

produce

propound

Translations

überzeugen

convincere

convaincre

convencer

persuadir

convencer

persuadere

persuader

overtuigen

convèncer

persuadir

πείθω

ikna etmek

overhalen

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.