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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Before going into your car, crude oil must go through a refining process to be converted into gasoline and other products like diesel and jet fuel — and that’s where the bottleneck has shown itself.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Cruyff went on a mazy run and was brought down by Uli Hoeness; Johan Neeskens converted from the spot.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Yamal won a first-half penalty that Mikel Oyarzabal converted to open the scoring.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Mikel Oyarzabal converted the penalty kick and Les Bleus never quite recovered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
We can keep talking about it, keep grinding our teeth on why Sima converted, since it turned the fate of everybody in the story.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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