convince

English

Etymology

From Latin convincere (“to refute, prove”), from con- + vincō (“to conquer, to vanquish”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /kənˈvɪns/, SAMPA: /k@n"vIns/

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  Rhymes: -ɪns

Verb

convince (third-person singular simple present convinces, present participle convincing, simple past and past participle convinced)

1. To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
2. (obsolete) To overcome, conquer, vanquish.
3. (obsolete) To confute (someone); to prove (someone) wrong; to overcome (someone) in argument.

Synonyms

• persuade
• satisfy
• assure
• convert
• win over

Translations

to make someone believe, or feel sure about something

Arabic: أقنع (ar) (’áqna`a) Bulgarian: убеждавам (bg) (ubeždavam) Chinese: Mandarin: 說服 (cmn), 说服 (cmn) (shuōfú) Croatian: ùvjeriti (hr) Czech: přesvědčit (cs) Dutch: overtuigen (nl) Esperanto: konvinki (eo) Estonian: veenma (et) Finnish: vakuuttaa (fi) French: convaincre (fr) Georgian: დარწმუნება (ka) (dartsʼmuneba) German: überzeugen (de)

Hebrew: שכנע (he) (shikhnéa) Italian: convincere (it) Japanese: 説得する (ja) (せっとくする, settoku-surú), 納得させる (ja) (nattoku-saseru), 自覚させる (ja) (jikaku-saseru) Latin: persuadere (la), (to have oneself convinced) sibi persuasum habere (la) Polish: przekonywać (pl), przekonać (pl) Portuguese: convencer (pt) Russian: убеждать (ru) (ubeždát’) impf., убедить (ru) (ubedít’) pf. Slovene: prepríčati (sl) Spanish: convencer (es) Swedish: övertyga (sv) Telugu: నమ్మించు (namminchu), ఒప్పించు (oppinchu) Turkish: convince (tr)

Related terms

• convict
• conviction
• convincible
• convincingly

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Italian

Verb

convince

1. third-person singular present tense of convincere

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Latin

Verb

convince

1. second-person singular present active imperative of convincō