convert

con·vert  (kn-vûrt)

v. con·vert·ed, con·vert·ing, con·verts

v.tr.

1. To change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product; transform: convert water into ice.

2. To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another; adapt to a new or different purpose: convert a forest into farmland.

3. To persuade or induce to adopt a particular religion, faith, or belief: convert pagans to Christianity; was converted to pacifism by the war.

4. To exchange for something of equal value: convert assets into cash.

5. To exchange (a security, for example) by substituting an equivalent of another form.

6. To express (a quantity) in alternative units: converting feet into meters.

7. Logic To transform (a proposition) by conversion.

8. Law

a. To appropriate (another's property) without right to one's own use.

b. To change (property) from real to personal or from joint to separate or vice versa.

9. Sports

a. To complete (a conversion, penalty shot, or free throw) successfully.

b. To score (a spare) in bowling.

v.intr.

1. To undergo a conversion: We converted to Islam several years ago.

2. To be converted: a sofa that converts into a bed; arms factories converting to peacetime production.

3.

a. Football To make a conversion.

b. Sports To shoot and score a goal, especially immediately after receiving a pass or gaining control of a rebound.

n. (knvûrt)

One who has been converted, especially from one religion or belief to another.

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[Middle English converten, from Old French convertir, from Latin convertere, to turn around : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + vertere, to turn; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: convert, metamorphose, transfigure, transform, transmogrify, transmute
These verbs mean to change into a different form, substance, or state: convert stocks into cash; misery that was metamorphosed into happiness; a gangling adolescent who was transfigured into a handsome adult; transformed the bare stage into an enchanted forest; a boom that transmogrified the sleepy town into a bustling city; impossible to transmute lead into gold.

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convert

Verb

1. to change or adapt

2. to cause (someone) to change in opinion or belief

3. to change (a measurement) from one system of units to another

4. to change (money) into a different currency

5. Rugby to make a conversion after (a try)

Noun

a person who has been converted to another belief or religion [Latin convertere to turn around, alter]

converter
convertor n

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Convert

See also religion.

neophytism

1. the condition of a new convert to a religious belief.
2. the condition of a newly baptized convert to the early Christian church. — neophyte, n. — neophytic, adj.

proselytism

1. the act of becoming or the condition of being a convert to an opinion, political party, or religious group.
2. an active policy of inviting or persuading converts, especially to a religious position. — proselyte, n. — proselyter, proselytist, n. — proselytize, v. — proselytistic, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	convert - a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" Converso - (medieval Spain and Portugal) a Jew or Moor who professed to convert to Christianity in order to avoid persecution or expulsion proselyte - a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism
Verb	1.	convert - change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt" change over alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" transduce - cause transduction (of energy forms) metricate, metricise, metricize, metrify - convert from a non-metric to the metric system decimalise, decimalize - change to the decimal system; "The country decimalized the currency in 1975" float - convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
	2.	convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" caramelise, caramelize - convert to caramel rasterize - convert (an image) into pixels convert - change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid" humify - convert (plant remains) into humus verbalise, verbalize - convert into a verb; "many English nouns have become verbalized" sporulate - convert into spores novelise, novelize, fictionalise, fictionalize - convert into the form or the style of a novel; "The author novelized the historical event" deaden - convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil opalise, opalize - replace or convert into opal; "opalized tree trunks" receive - convert into sounds or pictures; "receive the incoming radio signals" reconvert - convert back; "Hollywood is reconverting old films" malt - convert into malt malt - convert grain into malt alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" feudalize - bring (a country or people) under feudalism flour - convert grain into flour reclaim - make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes" ferment, work - cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats" nitrify - convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria fossilise, fossilize - convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone" tan - treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather dress - convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins" compost - convert to compost; "compost organic debris" transition - cause to convert or undergo a transition; "the company had to transition the old practices to modern technology" transcribe - convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA scrap - make into scrap or refuse; "scrap the old airplane and sell the parts" keratinise, keratinize - convert into keratin diazotize - convert (an amine) into a diazo compound hay - convert (plant material) into hay lignify - convert into wood or cause to become woody mineralize - transform (a metal) into an ore mineralize - convert into a mineral substance ozonise, ozonize - convert (oxygen) into ozone slag - convert into slag sulfate - convert into a sulfate cutinize - convert into cutin duplex - change into a duplex encode - convert information into code; "encode pictures digitally"
	3.	convert - change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; "She converted to Buddhism" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" convert - cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries converted the Indian population"
	4.	convert - exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares" exchange, commute, change rectify - convert into direct current; "rectify alternating current" utilize - convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust) capitalise, capitalize - convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital replace - substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced" launder - convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones switch, change, shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" break - exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy"
	5.	convert - cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries converted the Indian population" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" convert - change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; "She converted to Buddhism" Islamise, Islamize - convert to Islam; "The Mughals Islamized much of Northern India in the 16th century" Christianise, Christianize - convert to Christianity; "missionaries have tried to Christianize native people all over the world" evangelise, evangelize - convert to Christianity; "The missionaries evangelized the Pacific Islanders" catholicise, catholicize, latinise, latinize - cause to adopt Catholicism proselytise, proselytize - convert to another faith or religion
	6.	convert - score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone; "Smith converted and his team won" convert - score (a spare) rack up, score, tally, hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
	7.	convert - complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw" convert - score (a spare) rack up, score, tally, hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
	8.	convert - score (a spare) bowling - a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them convert - complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw" convert - score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone; "Smith converted and his team won" rack up, score, tally, hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
	9.	convert - make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product" convince, win over persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" disarm - make less hostile; win over; "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely"
	10.	convert - exchange a penalty for a less severe one commute, exchange alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	11.	convert - change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" caramelise, caramelize - be converted into caramel; "The sugar caramelized" convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" malt - turn into malt, become malt immobilise, immobilize - convert (assets) into fixed capital melanise, melanize - convert into, or infiltrate with melanin

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convert

verb 1. change, turn, transform, alter, metamorphose, transpose, transmute, transmogrify (jocular)

verb 2. adapt, modify, remodel, reorganize, customize, restyle

verb 3. reform, save, convince, proselytize, bring to God

noun 4. neophyte, disciple, proselyte, catechumen

Translations

convert [kənˈvəːt] vt (REL, COMM) → convertir (= alter); transformar

n [ˈkɔnvəːt] → converso/a

convert vt [kənˈvəːt] (Rel), (Comm) → convertir (= alter); transformer [+ house]; aménager;

(Rugby) → transformer

n [ˈkɔnvəːt] → converti(e)

convert vt [kənˈvəːt]

n [ˈkɔnvəːt]

vt → umwandeln;

(person) → bekehren;

(building) → umbauen;

(vehicle) → umrüsten;

(Comm) → konvertieren;

(Rugby) → verwandeln

n → Bekehrte(r) f(m)

convert vt [kənˈvəːt] (REL, COMM) → convertire (= alter); trasformare

n [ˈkɔnvəːt] → convertito/a

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convert

v convert [kənˈvəːt]

1 to change from one thing into another He has converted his house into four separate flats; This sofa converts into a bed.omskep, omskakelيُحوِّلпревръщамpřeměnit, přestavětlave om; omdanne; konvertereumwandelnμετατρέπω, μετατρέπομαιconvertir, transformarmuutma, muudetav olemaتبدیل کردن یا شدنmuuttaa, olla muunnettavissatransformerלַהֲפוֹך, לְהַסֵבएक चीज से दूसरी चीज में बदलनाpretvarati, pretvoritiátalakítberubahbreyta; vera umbreytanlegurtrasformare変える전환하다; 전환시키다(pa)versti, (pa)virsti, pa(si)keisti, perdirbtipārvērst; pārveidot; konvertētjadikanomzettenomdanne, bygge om, dele oppprzemieniać (się), zamieniać (się)converter(-se)a (se) transformaпревращать(ся)premeniťpreurediti, spremeniti (se)preobrazitiomvandla, göra (bygga) omเปลี่ยนdeğiş(tir)mek, dönüş(tür)mek變換, 使轉變перетворювати(ся)ايک حالت س‍ے دوسرى حالت مي‍ں بدلنا، تبديل كرناchuyển đổi变换, 使转变

2 to change from one religion etc to another He was converted to Christianity.bekeerيَعتَنِق دينا آخرсменям вяраobrátit naomvende; konverterebekehrenπροσηλυτίζωconvertir(se) apööramaتغییر مذهب دادنkäännyttää(se) convertir (à)לְהָמִירधर्मांतरणobratitimegtérítganti agamaskipta um trúconvertirsi改宗させる개종하다; 개종시키다atverstipievērsttukarbekerenomvende (seg)nawracaćconverter-sea (se) con­verti (la)обращатьobrátiť (na)spreobrniti sepreobratitikonvertera, omvända sigเปลี่ยนศาสนาdön(dür)mek, değiş(tir)mek(宗教的)改變навертатиمذهب تبديل كرناcải đạo（宗教的）改变

[ˈkonvəːt] n

a person who has been converted to a particular religion etc a convert to Buddhism.bekeerlingمُهتدِ الى دين، مُعتَنِق دينا آخرчовек, променил вярата сиkonvertitaomvendt; konvertitder/die Bekehrteνεοφώτιστος, προσήλυτοςconverso(usule) pöördunuنو کیشkäännynnäinenconverti/-ieמוּמַר, גֵרधर्मांतरितobraćenikmegtértpemeluk (agama) barutrúskiptingurconvertito改宗者개종자neofitas, prozelitasjaunpievērstais; atgrieztaisorang yang bertukar agamabekeerlingkonvertitt, omvendtneofita, nawróconyconvertidoconvertit(ново)обращённыйkonvertita, -kaspreobrnjenecpreobraćenikkonvertit, omvändคนที่เปลี่ยนศาสนาdönme改變宗教信仰者людина, навернена доنومذهبngười cải đạo改变宗教信仰者

adj conˈvertible

that may or can be converted a convertible sofa.omkeerbaarقابِل للتَّحويل، قابِل للطَّيподвиженpřeměnitelnýkonverterbar; udtrækssofaumwandelbarμετατρεπόμενοςconvertiblemuudetavقابل تبدیلmuunneltavatransformableנִיתָן לְהֲמָרָהपरिवर्तनीयpromjenjivátalakíthatódapat diubah(um)breytanlegurconvertibile, intercambiabile転用できる전환［개조］할 수 있는keičiamas, atverčiamaspārvēršams; pārveidojams; konvertējams; saliekams (par mēbeli)boleh diubahdie omgezet kan worden?som kan forandresrozkładanyconversívelpliabilраскладнойprestaviteľnýspremenljiv, zložljivpromenljivsom kan omvandlas (göras om)ที่สามารถเปลี่ยนแปลงได้değiştirilebilir可變換的, 可改變的відкиднийتبديلى ك‍ے قابل، تغير پذيرcó thể chuyển đổi được可变换的, 可改变的

n

a car with a folding or detachable top. afslaankapmotorسَيّارة ذات غِطاءِ مُنْطَوِ (مَكشوفَـَه)кола със сгъваем покривkabrioletcabrioletdas Kabrioαυτοκίνητο με κουκούλα, καμπριολέdescapotablekabriolettاتومبل کروکیavoautodécapotableמְכוֹנִית עִם גָג מִתקַפֵּלकार जिसमें ऊपर का हिस्सा मोड़ा जा सकता हैautomobil sa sklopivim krovomkabriolet, sportkocsimobil yang kapnya bisa dibukablæjubíll; bíll með fellanlegu þakidecappottabileコンバーチブルの自動車접어넣는 포장 지붕이 있는 자동차kabrioletaskabrioletskereta yang bumbungnya boleh dilipatcabrioletkabrioletkabrioletconversível(maşină) decapotabilăавтомобиль с откидным верхомkabrioletavto s pomično strehokabrioletcabrioletรถที่มีหลังคาประทุน(üstü) açılıp kapanabilir車蓬可折起或取掉的汽車автомобіль з відкидним верхомايسى كار جسكا اوپرى حص‍ہ الگ كيا جا سكتا هوô tô mui trần车蓬可折起或取掉的汽车

n conˌvertiˈbility

omkeerbaarheidقابِليَّة التَّحويل أو الطَّيприспособимостpřeměnitelnostkonvertibilitet; ombytteligheddie Umwandelbarkeitμετατρεψιμότηταconvertibilidadmuudetavusتغییر پذیریmuunneltavuusconvertibilitéיְכוֹלֵת הֲמָרָהविनिमेयताpretvorivost, promjenjivostátválthatóságmudah diubahbreytanleikiconvertibilità変換ができること전환성(pa)keičiamumasapmaināmība; konvertējamībaboleh berubahhet omgezet kunnen worden??konvertibilitetzamiennośćconversibilidadeconvertibilitateобратимостьkonvertibilitakonvertibilnostkonvertibilnostkonvertibilitetความสามารถในการเปลี่ยนแปลงdeğiştirilebilme可變換性такий, що піддається конвертуваннюتبديلى ك‍ے قابل هوناsự chuyển đổi可变换性