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Borrowed fromLatinconvincō(I refute, prove), fromcon- +vincō(I conquer, vanquish).Doublet ofconvict. Displaced nativeOld Englishoferreċċan.

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convince (third-person singular simple presentconvinces,present participleconvincing,simple past and past participleconvinced)

  1. To make someonebelieve, or feelsure about something, especially by usinglogic,argument orevidence.
    I wouldn't have or do something, unless I'mconvinced that it's good.
  2. Topersuade.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) Toovercome,conquer,vanquish.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) Toconfute; to prove wrong.
    • 1625,Francis [Bacon], “Of Atheisme. XVI.”, inThe Essayes [], 3rd edition, London: [] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret,→OCLC,page90:
      And therfore, God neuer wrought Miracle, toconuinceAtheiſme, becauſe his Ordinary Worksconuince it.
  5. (obsolete, transitive) Toproveguilty; toconvict.

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to make someone believe, or feel sure about something

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convince

  1. third-personsingularpresentindicative ofconvincere

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convince

  1. second-personsingularpresentactiveimperative ofconvincō

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convince

  1. toconvince

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