convert

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to change the nature, purpose, or function of something

   convert lead into gold

2. 2
   verb

   to exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

   Could you convert my dollars into pounds?

3. 3
   verb

   to change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy

   We converted from 220 to 110 Volt.

4. 4
   verb

   to change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief

   I converted to Buddhism.

5. 5
   verb

   to cause to adopt a new or different faith

   The missionaries converted the Indian population

6. 6
   verb

   to score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone

   I converted and my team won.

7. 7
   verb

   To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.

   A kettle converts water into steam.

8. 8
   verb

   To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another.

   And the deff's further sayen that after the said b'gayn the said lambert compounded wt the said lychefeld ffor the moytie of the said Tymber stone glasse yren and tyle aforsaid by fforce whereof the said Lambert and Jane executrix of the testament of the said Thom's lychefeld haue broken and pulled down the stone walles & wyndoes of the said Churche dortr ffratr & cloyster & the same hath taken prceved & convertid to their p'per vses and behofe as lawfull was for the[m] to do by vertue of there said b'gayne & waraunt. All whiche mattrs the said def's ar redy to averre & p've as this hon'able cort shall award. And praye to be dysmyssed wt there resonable costs & charges for ther wrongfull vexac'on & trouble in this behalf.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Proto-Italic *komwertō Latin convertōder. Old French convertirbor. Middle English converten English convert From Middle English converten, from Old French convertir, from Latin converto (“turn around”).