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convert
1[kon-vurt]
convert
2[kuhn-vurt, kon-vurt]
verb (used with object)
to change (something) into a different form or properties; transmute; transform.
to cause to adopt a different religion, political doctrine, opinion, etc..
to convert the heathen.
Synonyms: proselytizeto turn to another or a particular use or purpose; divert from the original or intended use.
They converted the study into a nursery for the baby.
to modify (something) so as to serve a different function.
to convert an automobile factory to the manufacture of tanks.
to obtain an equivalent value for in an exchange or calculation, as money or units of measurement.
to convert bank notes into gold; to convert yards into meters.
Finance., to exchange voluntarily (a bond or preferred stock) into another security, usually common stock, because of the greater value of the latter.
to change in character; cause to turn from an evil life to a righteous one.
to convert a criminal.
Chemistry., to cause (a substance) to undergo a chemical change.
to convert sugar into alcohol.
to invert or transpose.
Law.
to assume unlawful rights of ownership of (personal property).
to change the form of (property), as from realty to personalty or vice versa.
to appropriate wrongfully to one's own use.
Logic., to transpose the subject and predicate of (a proposition) by conversion.
Computers., to subject to conversion.
verb (used without object)
to become converted.
Football., to make a conversion.
convert
verb
to change or adapt the form, character, or function of; transform
to cause (someone) to change in opinion, belief, etc
to change (a person or his way of life, etc) for the better
(intr) to admit of being changed (into)
the table converts into a tray
(also intr) to change or be changed into another chemical compound or physical state
to convert water into ice
law
to assume unlawful proprietary rights over (personal property)
to change (property) from realty into personalty or vice versa
(also intr) rugby to make a conversion after (a try)
logic to transpose the subject and predicate of (a proposition) by conversion
to change (a value or measurement) from one system of units to another
to exchange (a security or bond) for something of equivalent value
noun
a person who has been converted to another belief, religion, etc
Other Word Forms
- convertive adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of convert1
Origin of convert2
Word History and Origins
Origin of convert1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“But, yeah, giving up bases and not converting outs when you have an opportunity to convert outs, that came back to bite us.”
Khomchalat founded biochar company Wongphai and now works across Thailand, helping farmers convert crop residues into "something that restores the soil, helps plants to grow more, reduces water usage and keeps the carbon".
Current remaining performance obligations, a measure of contractual business expected to convert into revenue within 12 months, was up 20.5% as well to $11.35 billion, while analysts had been expecting $11.09 billion.
By carefully preparing carbon-based samples and then exposing them to an electron beam, the researchers discovered that their process not only converts the material into diamond but also protects delicate organic substances from beam damage.
The board of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on Tuesday approved a controversial plan to convert part of the city’s largest natural gas-fired power plant into one that also can burn hydrogen.
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