convict

English

/kənˈvɪkt/, /ˈkɒnvɪkt/, /ˈkɑnvɪkt/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to find guilty
  • (esp. religious) to convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something)

Etymology

Borrowed from convicter derived from Latin convictus (living together) root from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (contain, separate, bend, curve, become equal, consecrate, wind, overcome, twist, exchange, choose, sacrifice, separate out, set aside as holy, fight, turn, revolve, weed out, envelop, hallow, swing, cull, conquer, divide, weave, make holy, yield).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weyk-

Gloss

contain, separate, bend, curve, become equal, consecrate, wind, overcome, twist, exchange, choose, sacrifice, separate out, set aside as holy, fight, turn, revolve, weed out, envelop, hallow, swing, cull, conquer, divide, weave, make holy, yield

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Possession

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