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 initiator marks the location where the information encoded in a gene begins to be converted, or expressed, into a functional product.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
In rats, for example, excess histidine can be converted into histamine, which activates brain receptors involved in controlling food intake.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Students aren’t converted to the values of community at college—they seek out these values when choosing colleges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
It has converted a waiting room, meditation room and other spaces into treatment areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Some said he had been murdered by Cossacks; for a time there was even a rumor that he had been converted to Christianity and had gone to live in France.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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