ALL meanings of convince
con·vince
C c - verb convince If someone or something convinces you of something, they make you believe that it is true or that it exists. 3
- verb convince If someone or something convinces you to do something, they persuade you to do it. 3
- verb convince to make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; persuade 3
- verb convince to persuade (someone) to do something 3
- verb convince to overcome 3
- verb convince to prove guilty 3
- verb transitive convince to overcome, confute, or convict 3
- verb transitive convince to overcome the doubts of; persuade by argument or evidence; make feel sure 3
- transitive verb convince influence to act 1
- verb with object convince to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well. 1
- verb with object convince to persuade; cajole: We finally convinced them to have dinner with us. 1
- verb with object convince Obsolete. to prove or find guilty. 1
- verb with object convince Obsolete. to overcome; vanquish. 1
- noun convince Convince, an often stated rule says, may be followed only by that or of, never by to: We convinced him that he should enter (not convinced him to enter) the contest. He was convinced of the wisdom of entering. In examples to support the rule, convince is often contrasted with persuade, which may take to, of, or that followed by the appropriate construction: We persuaded him to seek counseling (or of his need for counseling or that he should seek counseling). The history of usage does not support the rule. Convince (someone) to has been in use since the 16th century and, despite objections by some, occurs freely today in all varieties of speech and writing and is fully standard: Members of the cabinet are trying to convince the prime minister not to resign. 1
- noun convince Cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something. 1
- transitive verb convince persuade 1
- transitive verb convince make sb agree 1
- verb convince To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence. 0
- verb convince To persuade. 0
- verb convince (Obsolete (No longer in use)) VT To overcome, conquer, vanquish. 0
- verb convince (Obsolete (No longer in use)) VT To confute; to prove wrong. 0
- verb convince (Obsolete (No longer in use)) VT To prove guilty; to convict. 0