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convince

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

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  1. to persuade (a person) that something is true. Her smile convinced me that she was happy; She is convinced of his innocence. oortuig يُقْـنِـع убеждавам convencer přesvědčit überzeugen overbevise πείθωconvencer veenma متقاعد کردن vakuuttaa convaincre לְשַכנֵע समझा देना uvjeriti, osvjedočiti meggyőz meyakinkan sannfæra convincere 確信させる 납득시키다 įtikinti pārliecināt yakin overtuigenoverbeviseprzekonać قانع كول، رضا كول: محكوم كول convencer a convinge убеждать presvedčiť prepričati ubediti övertyga...
  2. (negative unconvincing) having the power to convince. a convincing argument. oortuigende مُقْنِـع убедителен convincente přesvědčivý überzeugend overbevisende πειστικόςconvincente veenev متقاعد کننده vakuuttava convaincant מְשַכנֵע निश्चयात्मक uvjerljiv meggyőző meyakinkan sannfærandi convincente 説得力のある 설득력이 있는 įtikinamas, įtikinantis pārliecinošs meyakinkan overtuigendoverbevisende, slående, sannsynligprzekonywający قانع کول convincente convingător убедительный presvedčivý prepričljiv ubedlj...
  3. To cause (someone) by the use of argument or evidence to believe something or to take a course of action. See Synonyms at persuade.
  4. Obsolete a. To prove to be wrong or guilty.
  5. (may take a clause as object) to make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; persuade
  6. chiefly US to persuade (someone) to do something
  7. obsolete a. to overcome
  8. to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince you of his guilt.
  9. Obs. to prove or find guilty.
  10. Obs. to overcome; vanquish.

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