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UK
/kənvˈɪns/
]
[ US /kənˈvɪns/ ]
[ US /kənˈvɪns/ ]
VERB
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make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product
How To Use convince In A Sentence
- Canadians were unhappy with so-called intrusive questions, the aggravation of filling it out and even a few were convinced the census was part of a government plot, according to Thestar.com - Home Page
- Still, the doctor is not convinced, but he does offer his story of a murderous ventriloquist whose dummy seemed more alive, and violent, than he was.
- Women suffering from anorexia are still convinced that their thin, frail bodies are fat and unsightly. Conversely, some people who are a great deal heavier than they should be can persuade themselves that they are 'just right'.
- We failed utterly to convince them.
- Mandela was convinced of security force "connivance", at least in the form of standing back and allowing violence that they could stop. ANC Daily News Briefing
- Not convinced by these public schoolboys! Thinking the Unthinkable
- We see him speaking with Budd, trying to convince him to watch out.
- I have to admit I ` m unconvinced about the role of the state in dishing out growth. The Witch Cooper
- I am not convinced and that is why I have asked for this topic to be discussed at the town council.
- ‘Alexa's always the one who convinces my parents to let us have sleepovers on school nights and stuff,’ says Natalee.