Definitions
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin convincō (“to refute, prove”), from con- + vincō (“to conquer, vanquish”). Doublet of convict. Displaced native Old English oferreċċan.
Used in a sentence
“I wouldn't have or do something, unless I'm convinced that it's good.”
“Such convincing proofs and assurances of it as might enable them to convince others.”
“[…]his two Chamberlaines / Will I with Wine, and Waſſell, ſo conuince, / That Memorie, the Warder of the Braine, / Shall be a Fume,[…]”
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01“Persuade”8 letters
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