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convert verb (converted, converting) 1 tr & intr to change the form or function of one thing into another. 2 tr & intr to win over, or be won over, to another religion, opinion, etc. 3 to change into another measuring system or currency. 4 rugby union, rugby league, American football to achieve a conversion after (a try or touchdown). 5 tr & intr to change from one state or condition into another • He was given the job of converting the sugar into alcohol. noun someone who has been converted to a new religion, practice, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from Latin convertere to transform, from vertere to turn.
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