Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - convince
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Convince
convince
transitive verb (~d; convincing) Etymology: Latin ~re to refute, convict, prove, from com- + vincere to conquer — more at victor Date: 1530 1. obsolete a. to overcome by argument b. overpower, overcome 2. obsolete demonstrate, prove 3. to bring (as by argument) to belief, consent, or a course of action ; persuade ~d himself that she was all right — William Faulkner something I could never ~ him to read — John Lahr • ~r noun
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1.
v.tr. 1 (often foll. by of, or that + clause) persuade (a person) to believe or realize. 2 (as convinced adj.) firmly persuaded (a convinced pacifist). Derivatives convincer n. convincible adj. Etymology: L (as CONVICT) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. убеждать, уверять to convince smb. that he is mistaken —- убедить кого-л. в том, что он ошибается to be convinced —- убедиться; быть убежденным he has convinced himself that his method is the best —- он уверил себя, что его метод самый лучший 2. (of) убедить (в чем-л.); довести до чьего-л. сознания to convince smb. of one's sincerity —- убедить кого-л. в своей искренности to convince smb. of one's errors —- заставить кого-л. осознать свои ошибки ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) убеждать, уверять в чем-л. (of) We were able to convince the students of the need for wider reading. Were you able to convince the government of the reality of the danger? 2) доводить до сознания (ошибку, проступок и т.п.) ...Англо-русский словарь
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(convinces, convincing, convinced) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If someone or something convinces you of something, they make you believe that it is true or that it exists. Although I soon convinced him of my innocence, I think he still has serious doubts about my sanity... The waste disposal industry is finding it difficult to convince the public that its operations are safe. VERB: V n of n, V n that 2. If someone or something convinces you to do something, they persuade you to do it. (mainly AM) That weekend in Plattsburgh, he convinced her to go ahead and marry Bud. = persuade VERB: V n to-inf ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ v 1 to make someone feel certain that something is true (Her arguments didn't convince me. | convince sb (that)) (I managed to convince them that the story was true. | convince sb of sth) (We finally convinced them of our innocence.) 2 to persuade someone to do something (convince sb to do sth) (I've been trying to convince Jean to come with me.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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veterin. abbr. Consortium of North American Veterinary Interactive New Concept Education ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- 1530, from L. convincere "to overcome decisively," from com- intensive prefix + vincere "to conquer" (see victor). Meaning "convict of error in argument, persuade" is from 1606. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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