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 company is investing $725 million to expand generator production at an Indiana plant and it converted another plant in Kansas to produce turbine engines popular with data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
If the junction is stopped, its energy can be converted into newly produced baryons that travel outward in directions perpendicular to the beams.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
It has converted a waiting room, meditation room and other spaces into treatment areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
To measure changes in ratings, the Journal converted letter ratings into numerical designations used by insurance regulators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Well, when I arrived at the Zamborskas’, they gave me what had been the guest bedroom and converted what had been Branwell’s bedroom into the nursery.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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