converted
Americanadjective
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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.
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noting anything, formerly of the type specified, that has been converted to something else.
His yacht is a converted destroyer escort.
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The family returned to their shelter, a converted Days Inn in Brooklyn, just past 3 a.m.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
He then got his try when he latched on to the ball on the edge of the 22 and waltzed over the line, and Doak converted.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
In 1967, the company converted its owned AM radio stations — including its Los Angeles outlet KNX — to an all-news format.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Tom Stewart overthrew a line-out five metres from the Ulster line and Montpellier moved the ball quickly for Taofifenua to cross out wide, and Miotti again converted.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Instead of returning to Rome with the sudden fortune, which had been his dream maturing in misery, José Arcadio converted the house into a decadent paradise.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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