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US
/ˈkɑnvɝt, kənˈvɝt/
]
VERB
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cause to adopt a new or different faith
The missionaries converted the Indian population -
complete successfully
score a penalty shot or free throw - score (a spare)
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exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
convert holdings into shares
He changed his name
convert centimeters into inches
Could you convert my dollars into pounds? -
change the nature, purpose, or function of something
convert slaves to laborers
convert hotels into jails
convert lead into gold -
change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief
She converted to Buddhism -
change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change
The substance converts to an acid -
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product -
score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone
Smith converted and his team won - exchange a penalty for a less severe one
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change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
We converted from 220 to 110 Volt
NOUN
- a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
How To Use convert In A Sentence
- Pulling one back with another penalty - this time converted by the regular taker - they finally conceded a third. The Sun
- The ether gradually absorbs oxygen from the atmosphere, being converted into acetic acid; this, by its superior affinities, reacts on the iodide present, converting it into acetate, with liberation of hydriodic acid; while this latter, under the influence of the atmospheric oxygen, is very rapidly converted into water and iodine. Notes and Queries, Number 227, March 4, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
- The liquids are pumped into a battery cell that converts the chemical energy to electrical energy. Smithsonian Mag
- One of our current projects is to convert a couple of bungalows in south London into a five-bedroom detached property. Times, Sunday Times
- However, in the intestine, small amounts are converted to the more soluble mercuric salts, which are absorbed, expressing its characteristic toxic effects.
- To reduce the wing trim drag, the fuselage was fitted with lateral surfaces called chines, which actually converted the forward fuselage into a fixed canard which developed lift.
- I must give one instance; he throws doubts and sneers at my saying that the ovigerous frena of cirripedes have been converted into branchiae, because I have not found them to be branchiae; whereas he himself admits, before I wrote on cirripedes, without the least hesitation, that their organs are branchiae. Alfred Russel Wallace Letters and Reminiscences
- The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success. Henry Ward Beecher
- After 12 months, we will convert the asphalt area into tennis and netball courts.
- French-headquartered RFID card, ticket and reader provider announced this week that ASK-intTag, a joint venture it established with Wisconsin-based label converter RFID Update