Dictionary

convince en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /kənˈvɪns/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /kənˈvəns/ (New-Zealand)
• [kʰənˈvɪns] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convincō (“to refute, prove”), from con- + vincō (“to conquer, vanquish”). Doublet of convict. Displaced native Old English oferreċċan.

Meanings

1. To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
   • Such convincing proofs and assurances of it as might enable them to convince others. 1718, Francis Atterbury, sermon preached on Easter Day at Westminster Abbey:
   • I wouldn't have or do something, unless I'm convinced that it's good.
2. To persuade.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To overcome, conquer, vanquish.
   • […]his two Chamberlaines / Will I with Wine, and Waſſell, ſo conuince, / That Memorie, the Warder of the Braine, / Shall be a Fume,[…] c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene vii], page 135:
4. To behave believably in a role; to make someone perceive oneself as the character being portrayed.
5. (obsolete, transitive) To confute; to prove wrong.
   • For hee mightily conuinced the Iewes, and that publikely, shewing by the scriptures, that Iesus was Christ. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 18:28:
   • And therfore, God neuer wrought Miracle, to conuince Atheiſme, becauſe his Ordinary Works conuince it. 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Atheisme. XVI.”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC, page 90:
6. (obsolete, transitive) To prove guilty; to convict.
   • O ſeek not to convince me of a Crime / Which I can ne'er repent, nor can you pardon. 1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar: Or, the Double Discovery. […], London: […] Richard Tonson and Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act II, page 18:
   • Which of you conuinceth mee of ſinne? 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 8:46, column 1:

Forms

Deriveds

convincement · unconvince · convinceable · convincer

Relateds

reconvince · conviction · convict · convincingly · convincible

Synonyms

kick ass · win over · persuade · convince · overpower · thrash · pimp · wash with · push · outguess · outwit · satisfy · draw · prevail upon · overwin · talk around · malavogue · spank · convict · murdelize · outrun · outfox · convert · subvert · disprove · rebut · rape · eat someone's lunch · talk over · trounce · win over · pulverise · eat someone for breakfast · steal the show · flog · procure · convince · outsmart · debunk · humble · reduce · vanquish · subdue · bring down · refute · own · gain over · bring round · surmount · pwn · suade · beat · overcome · chew up · assure · convict

Translations (96)

mk убеди (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · da overbevise (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · mn итгүүлэх (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · te నమ్మించు (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · pl przeświadczać (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · ja 説得する (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · la persuadere (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · km ប្រលោម (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · sc cunvinci (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · rm cunventscher (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · sc cumbínghere (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · hy համոզել (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · el πείθω (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · ota اقناع ایتمك (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · da overtyde (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · is sannfæra (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · la convinco (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · sh ubéditi (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · da overtale (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · ka დარწმუნება (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · scn cummìnciri (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · sh у̀вјерити (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · sc cumbinci (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · pl przeświadczyć (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · pl przekonać (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · mi whakawhere (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · ajp أَقْنَعَ (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · pl przekonywać (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · pt convencer (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · ang oferstǣlan (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · cmn 說服 /说服 (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · mk убедува (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · mt ikkonvinċa (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · ast convencer (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · ru убеди́ть (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · sv övertyga (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · km បញ្ចុះបញ្ចូល (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · vec convinçar (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · cs přesvědčit (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · sc cumbínchere (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · fi vakuuttaa (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · ja 納得させる (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · fr convaincre (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · nl overtuigen (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · grc ἀναπείθω (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · he שכנע (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · hu meggyőz (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · ru убежда́ть (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · ko 확신시키다 (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · sk presvedčiť (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · rm conventscher (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · ks مٲنؠ راوُن (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · rm persvader (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · vec convinçer (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · az inandırmaq (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · be запэ́ўніваць (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · es llevar al huerto (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · uk перекона́ти (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · be запэ́ўніць (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · de überzeugen (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · rm parschuader (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · tr ikna etmek (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · sc cunvínciri (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · sh убе́дити (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · ko 설득하다 (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · ca convèncer (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · es convencer (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · vi thuyết phục (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · te ఒప్పించు (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · ko 납득시키다 (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · grc πείθω (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · la sibi persuasum habere (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · km អន្ទង (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · uk переко́нувати (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · mi whakakīkī (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · acw أَقْنَعَ (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · es llevarse al huerto (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · ro convinge (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · sl prepríčati (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · ar أَقْنَعَ (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · fr persuader (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · eo konvinki (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · vec convinser (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · bg убедя́ (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · nb overbevise (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · sh ùvjeriti (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · eu konbentzitu (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · bg убеждавам (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · mi whakapakepake (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · et veenma (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · ang oferreccan (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · mn үнэмшүүлэх (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · lv pārliecināt (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · it convincere (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · ja 自覚させる (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) · scn cunvìnciri (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something)