convert
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[ verb kuh n-vurt; noun kon-vurt ]
/ verb kənˈvɜrt; noun ˈkɒn vɜrt /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to become converted.
Football.
to make a conversion.
noun
one who has been converted, as to a religion or opinion.
Origin of convert
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OTHER WORDS FROM convert
con·ver·tive, adjectiveWords nearby convert
Definition for convert (2 of 2)
Origin of convert
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by shortening of
convertible
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British Dictionary definitions for convert
convert
verb (kənˈvɜːt) (mainly tr)
noun (ˈkɒnvɜːt)
a person who has been converted to another belief, religion, etc
Derived forms of convert
convertive, adjectiveWord Origin for convert
C13: from Old French
convertir, from Latin
convertere to turn around, alter, transform, from
vertere to turn