win over

win over
verb
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
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He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product

• Syn: ↑convert, ↑convince
• Derivationally related forms: ↑convincible (for: ↑convince)
• Hypernyms: ↑persuade
• Hyponyms: ↑disarm
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody

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Sam cannot win over Sue

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The performance is likely to win over Sue

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[verb]
convince, bring or talk round, convert, influence, persuade, prevail upon, sway

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win over
● win

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ˌwin ˈover ˌwin ˈround [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they win over he/she/it wins over present participle winning over past tense won over past participle won over] phrasal verb
to persuade someone to agree with you or to be friendly to you

He tried to win me round but I was still annoyed.

We’ve finally won him over to our point of view.

Thesaurus: to persuade someone to agree with or support yousynonym
Main entry: win

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win over [phrasal verb]
win (someone) over : to persuade (someone) to accept and support something (such as an idea) after opposing it

They eventually won him over with some persuasive arguments.

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Main Entry: ↑win

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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