convince

English

/kənˈvɪns/

verb
Definitions
  • To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
  • To persuade.
  • (obsolete) To overcome, conquer, vanquish.
  • (obsolete) To confute; to prove wrong.
  • (obsolete) To prove guilty; to convict.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convincō (prove, I refute) 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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