1
as in to influence
to persuade to change to one's religious faith
young missionaries who go door-to-door trying to convert people
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2
as in to transform
to change in form, appearance, or use
the old factory was converted into an apartment building
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as in to persuade
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request
many who used to insist that global warming was a myth have since been converted
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as in to seize
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
the bailee converted the goods to his own use
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as in recruit
a person who has recently been persuaded to join a religious sect
the converts were the most vocal and fervent worshippers in the church
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as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
the British biologist T. H. Huxley was one of the earliest converts to Darwin's theory of evolution
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Recent Examples of convert
Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 July 2025
And that doesn’t even bring into equation Miami’s issues converting short yardage situations, which has been tragically bad for three seasons.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
Meredith Kile, People.com, 18 May 2025
Months before he was elected the new pope, Leo took to social media to criticize Vice President J.D. Vance, a Catholic convert.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 9 May 2025
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Dakhla is one of them, converted by the Moroccan occupiers into a tourist destination and now a film set, always with the aim of erasing the Sahrawi identity of the city.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 July 2025
And that doesn’t even bring into equation Miami’s issues converting short yardage situations, which has been tragically bad for three seasons.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
Noun
Francis initially dismissed the Catholic convert, but Vance was eventually granted a brief private audience.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 18 May 2025
Months before he was elected the new pope, Leo took to social media to criticize Vice President J.D. Vance, a Catholic convert.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convert
Verb
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Any decisions about pardons would have to come from Trump directly, though Republican lawmakers could try to influence his thinking and pressure him to pardon Maxwell in order to expedite her testimony.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Meanwhile, these absentee planters used their money to influence parliament in their favor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 July 2025
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The new formula starts as a lightweight cream, then transforms into a fine mist for even, weightless application.—
Dahvi Shira,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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For his part, Baron Cohen transformed his physique as evidenced by the cover of Men’s Fitness UK.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
23 July 2025
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Eventually, the victim is persuaded to contact an IT security representative, who, in fact, is part of the ransomware operation.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
26 July 2025
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During an interview with The Standard, Ozzy admitted that even though he was intoxicated during the violent incident, that didn't persuade him to stop drinking.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
24 July 2025
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Investigators noted that one of the devices that was seized could not be examined because it was encrypted, the warrant affidavit said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
22 July 2025
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Marino revealed to This American Life that during the early days of filming the reality show, Butler approached him about selling large amounts of marijuana that had been seized in drug raids by Wielsch.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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One of the top defensive line recruits out of high school three years ago, Woods almost immediately lived up to the hype as a Freshman All-American at Clemson.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Stone, a former five-star recruit who played for the Terps in 2015-16 and became the Big Ten’s Newcomer of the Year in his lone college season, was picked in the second round of the 2016 NBA draft.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
19 July 2025
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In 2018, a San Diego Superior Court civil jury awarded one of his former adherents — a cancer patient who has since died — a $105 million verdict against him, although an appeals court later knocked the award down to a fraction of that amount.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Outlawing both not only sparks a political crisis, but could also serve to radicalize adherents who feel they are left with no political home.—
Taylor Luck,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 Apr. 2025
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But chaplains today tend to draw from a range of texts and traditions, rather than proselytizing their own beliefs.—
Cornelia Powers,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2025
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Liberal Justice Elena Kagan was among those questioning Wisconsin’s contention that one way organizations can get the exemption is by actively proselytizing.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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The sustained interest has Crawford convinced that demand for cottage cheese isn’t just a passing craze.—
Danielle Wiener-Bronner,
CNN Money,
26 July 2025
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My 16-year-old daughter finally convinced me to try a heatless curling set, and honestly, it’s saved my hair.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
26 July 2025
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“Convert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convert. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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