convince

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kənˈvɪns/ UK /kənˈvɪns/ See IPA manual

Freq #2357

Meanings

1

verb
To make someone believe that something is true, often by using arguments or evidence.

I wouldn't do it unless I was convinced that it was a good idea.
2

verb
To persuade someone to do something.

They finally convinced several customers to try the new product.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to make someone believe... assure satisfy

2 verb · to persuade someone to do... persuadetalk around

Word family

Forms convinces

Derived forms convinceableconvincementconvincerunconvince

Related forms convict convictionconvincibleconvincinglyreconvince

Simplified etymology

Convince entered English in the mid-16th century and ultimately derives from Latin vincere, ‘to conquer’.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convincō (“to refute, prove”), from con- + vincō (“to conquer, vanquish”). Doublet of convict. Displaced native Old English oferreċċan.

*weyk- Proto-Indo-European convincō Latin

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# convince

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /kənˈvɪns/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈvɪns/
**Frequency rank:** 2357

## Meanings
1. To make someone believe that something is true, often by using arguments or evidence.
2. To persuade someone to do something.

## Examples
- I wouldn't do it unless I was convinced that it was a good idea.
- They finally convinced several customers to try the new product.

## Derived Forms
- convinceable
- convincement
- convincer
- unconvince

## Related Forms
- convict
- conviction
- convincible
- convincingly
- reconvince

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *weyk-
- Root: convincō

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin convincō (“to refute, prove”), from con- + vincō (“to conquer, vanquish”). Doublet of convict. Displaced native Old English oferreċċan.

## AI Etymology
convince was borrowed from Latin convincō (“to refute, prove”), from con- + vincō (“to conquer, vanquish”). Doublet of convict. Displaced native Old English oferreċċan. The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *weyk-, Latin convincō. Current senses include to make someone believe that something is true, often by using arguments or evidence and to persuade someone to do something. English relatives and later formations include convinceable, convincement, convincer, convict, conviction.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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