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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make someone believe... assuresatisfy 2 verb · to persuade someone to do... persuadetalk around Word family Forms convinces Derived forms convinceableconvincementconvincerunconvince Related forms convictconvictionconvincibleconvincinglyreconvince Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown