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convertite

American

[kon-ver-tahyt] / ˈkɒn vərˌtaɪt /

noun

Archaic.

a convert.
a reformed prostitute.

convertite British

/ ˈkɒnvəˌtaɪt /

noun

archaic a convert, esp a reformed prostitute

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Etymology

Origin of convertite

First recorded in 1555–65; convert ¹ + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

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You are too strict a convertite; let's in.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Dodsley, Robert

Quare nunc animos saltem convertite vestros, Dicere iam incipient, iam respondere decebit.

From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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