con|vinc´er

con|vinc´er
con|vince «kuhn VIHNS», transitive verb, -vinced, -vinc|ing.
1. to make (a person) feel sure; cause to believe; persuade firmly: »

The mistakes you made convinced me you had not studied your lesson. The buyer was convinced of the salesman's integrity. He convinced the policeman that the parking meter was out of order.

 SYNONYM(S): See syn. under persuade. (Cf. ↑persuade)
2. Obsolete. to prove or find guilty; convict.
3. Obsolete. to refute; disprove.
4. Obsolete. to overcome; conquer; overpower.
5. Obsolete. to demonstrate; prove.
╂[< Latin convincere < com- (intensive) + vincere overcome]
–con|vince´ment, noun.
–con|vinc´er, noun.
Usage Convince is followed by the object plus of and a noun, or by a that clause: »

I shall easily convince you of his innocence. You will soon be convinced that I am right.

 In less formal but increasingly common usage, it is followed by the object plus an infinitive: »

We convinced her to stay. He could not be convinced to let the people go.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • con|vinc´ing|ness — con|vinc|ing «kuhn VIHN sihng», adjective. that convinces: »a convincing argument. SYNONYM(S): persuasive, cogent. –con|vinc´ing|ly, adverb. –con|vinc´ing|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|vinc´ing|ly — con|vinc|ing «kuhn VIHN sihng», adjective. that convinces: »a convincing argument. SYNONYM(S): persuasive, cogent. –con|vinc´ing|ly, adverb. –con|vinc´ing|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|vinc|ing — «kuhn VIHN sihng», adjective. that convinces: »a convincing argument. SYNONYM(S): persuasive, cogent. –con|vinc´ing|ly, adverb. –con|vinc´ing|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • un´con|vinc´ing|ness — un|con|vinc|ing «UHN kuhn VIHN sihng», adjective. not convincing; open to doubt or disbelief: »an unconvincing argument, unconvincing testimony. –un´coninc´ing|ly, adverb. –un´con|vinc´ing|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|con|vinc|ing — «UHN kuhn VIHN sihng», adjective. not convincing; open to doubt or disbelief: »an unconvincing argument, unconvincing testimony. –un´coninc´ing|ly, adverb. –un´con|vinc´ing|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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  • con|vince´ment — con|vince «kuhn VIHNS», transitive verb, vinced, vinc|ing. 1. to make (a person) feel sure; cause to believe; persuade firmly: »The mistakes you made convinced me you had not studied your lesson. The buyer was convinced of the salesman s… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|vince — «kuhn VIHNS», transitive verb, vinced, vinc|ing. 1. to make (a person) feel sure; cause to believe; persuade firmly: »The mistakes you made convinced me you had not studied your lesson. The buyer was convinced of the salesman s integrity. He… …   Useful english dictionary

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