converted

[kuhn-vur-tid]

adjective

1. noting a specified type of person who has been converted from the religion, beliefs, or attitudes characteristic of that type.

   a converted Christian; a converted thief.

2. noting anything, formerly of the type specified, that has been converted to something else.

   His yacht is a converted destroyer escort.

Other Word Forms

• quasi-converted adjective
• unconverted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of converted¹

First recorded in 1585–95; convert ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

On its first drive, USC marched down the field and converted on three third downs before Makai Lemon caught a swing pass and sprinted eight yards to the end zone.

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But it was Wales who reacted best, Rogers scooping up a Dan Edwards pass out of the backdoor to cross for a five pointer the outside-half also converted.

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Once the money is converted, Cooper said it’s ready to grow tax-free in the future.

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Under the law, senior drugs convicts are made to serve their terms in isolation in a specially converted prison where it is hoped it will be harder to continue running operations from behind bars.

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The research team first modified the antibody by altering the IgG DNA sequence to "give it a different backbone" that converted it into a dIgA antibody.

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