con·vert (k n-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. (k  nvûrt ) One who has been converted, especially from one religion or belief to another. [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. |
convert
vb [kənˈvɜːt] (mainly tr)
1. to change or adapt the form, character, or function of; transform
2. to cause (someone) to change in opinion, belief, etc.
3. to change (a person or his way of life, etc.) for the better
4. (intr) to admit of being changed (into) the table converts into a tray
5. (Chemistry) (Physics / General Physics) (also intr) to change or be changed into another chemical compound or physical state to convert water into ice
6. (Law) Law
a. to assume unlawful proprietary rights over (personal property)
b. to change (property) from realty into personalty or vice versa
7. (Team Sports / Rugby) (also intr) Rugby to make a conversion after (a try)
8. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic to transpose the subject and predicate of (a proposition) by conversion
9. (Mathematics) to change (a value or measurement) from one system of units to another
10. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) to exchange (a security or bond) for something of equivalent value
n [ˈkɒnvɜːt]
a person who has been converted to another belief, religion, etc.
[from Old French convertir, from Latin convertere to turn around, alter, transform, from vertere to turn]
convertive adj
Convert
See also religion.
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.
2. the condition of a newly baptized convert to the early Christian church. — neophyte, n. — neophytic, adj.
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.
2. an active policy of inviting or persuading converts, especially to a religious position. — proselyte, n. — proselyter, proselytist, n. — proselytize, v. — proselytistic, adj.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" 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) 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 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 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 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" 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" 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) | |
| 7. | convert - complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw" convert - score (a spare) | |
| 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" | |
| 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" 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 | |
| 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 |
convert
verb
1. change, turn, transform, alter, metamorphose, transpose, transmute, transmogrify (jocular) a handy table which converts into an ironing board
2. adapt, modify, remodel, reorganize, customize, restyle By converting the loft, they were able to have two extra bedrooms.
3. reform, save, convince, proselytize, bring to God I resent religious people who insist on trying to convert others.
noun
neophyte, disciple, proselyte, catechumen She was a recent convert to Roman Catholicism.
Translations
convert [ˈkɒnvɜːt]
B. [kənˈvɜːt] VT
1. [+ appliance] → adaptar; [+ house] → reformar, convertir (into en) (Fin) [+ currency] → convertir (to, into en) (Rel) → convertir (to a) (fig) → convencer (to a) to convert sth into → convertir algo en, transformar algo en
2. (Rugby, US Football) → transformar
3. (Jur) → apropiarse ilícitamente (to one's own use para uso propio)
C. [kənˈvɜːt] VI → convertirse (to a)
convert [kənˈvɜːrt]
vt
(= alter) → transformer, aménager
to convert sth from sth → convertir qch de qch
to convert sth into sth [+ room] → transformer qch en qch
We've converted the loft into a spare room → Nous avons transformé le grenier en chambre d'amis.; [+ measurement] → convertir qch en qch
to convert sth from sth → convertir qch de qch
to convert sth into sth [+ room] → transformer qch en qch
We've converted the loft into a spare room → Nous avons transformé le grenier en chambre d'amis.; [+ measurement] → convertir qch en qch
(to religion) → convertir
(RUGBY) [+ try] → transformer
convert
n (lit, fig) → Bekehrte(r) mf; (to another denomination) → Konvertit m; to become a convert to something (lit, fig) → sich zu etw bekehren
vt
(= transform) → konvertieren (→ into in +acc); (Fin, Sci also) → umwandeln (→ into in +acc); (Rugby) → verwandeln; measures → umrechnen (→ into in +acc); van, caravan etc → umrüsten, umbauen (into zu); attic → ausbauen (into zu); building → umbauen (into zu); appliance → umstellen (→ to auf +acc); a sofa that can be converted into a bed → ein Sofa, das sich in ein Bett verwandeln lässt; most of the town has now been converted to natural gas → der größte Teil der Stadt ist jetzt auf Erdgas umgestellt
(Rel, fig) → bekehren (to zu); (to another denomination) → konvertieren
vi → sich verwandeln lassen (→ into in +acc)
convert [ɐn ˈkɒnvɜːt; ɐvb kənˈvɜːt]
convert [ɐn ˈkɒnvɜːt; ɐvb kənˈvɜːt]
1. n → convertito/a
2. vt
a. (Rel) to convert (to) → convertire a
b. to convert (to, into) (gen) → convertire (in); (house) → trasformare (in), convertire (in)
c. (Rugby, Am Ftbl) → trasformare
convert [ɐn ˈkɒnvɜːt; ɐvb kənˈvɜːt]
1. n → convertito/a
2. vt
a. (Rel) to convert (to) → convertire a
b. to convert (to, into) (gen) → convertire (in); (house) → trasformare (in), convertire (in)
c. (Rugby, Am Ftbl) → trasformare
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, omskakel يُحوِّل превръщам přeměnit, přestavět lave om; omdanne; konvertere umwandeln μετατρέπω, μετατρέπομαι convertir, transformar muutma, muudetav olema تبدیل کردن یا شدن muuttaa, olla muunnettavissa transformer לַהֲפוֹך, לְהַסֵב एक चीज से दूसरी चीज में बदलना pretvarati, pretvoriti átalakít berubah breyta; vera umbreytanlegur trasformare 変える 개조하다 (pa)versti, (pa)virsti, pa(si)keisti, perdirbti pārvērst; pārveidot; konvertēt jadikan omzetten omdanne, bygge om, dele opp przemieniać (się), zamieniać (się) converter(-se) a (se) transforma превращать(ся) premeniť preurediti, spremeniti (se) preobraziti omvandla, göra (bygga) om เปลี่ยน değiş(tir)mek, dönüş(tür)mek 轉換,轉變 перетворювати(ся) ايک حالت سے دوسرى حالت ميں بدلنا، تبديل كرنا chuyển đổi 变换, 使转变
2 to change from one religion etc to another He was converted to Christianity. bekeer يَعتَنِق دينا آخر сменям вяра obrátit na omvende; konvertere bekehren προσηλυτίζω convertir(se) a pöörama تغییر مذهب دادن käännyttää (se) convertir (à) לְהָמִיר धर्मांतरण obratiti megtérít ganti agama skipta um trú convertirsi 改宗させる 개종하다 atversti pievērst tukar bekeren omvende (seg) nawracać converter-se a (se) converti (la) обращать obrátiť (na) spreobrniti se preobratiti konvertera, omvända sig เปลี่ยนศาสนา dön(dür)mek, değiş(tir)mek 改信(宗教) навертати مذهب تبديل كرنا cải đạo （宗教的）改变
[ˈkonvəːt] n
a person who has been converted to a particular religion etc a convert to Buddhism. bekeerling مُهتدِ الى دين، مُعتَنِق دينا آخر човек, променил вярата си konvertita omvendt; konvertit der/die Bekehrte νεοφώτιστος, προσήλυτος converso (usule) pöördunu نو کیش käännynnäinen converti/-ie מוּמַר, גֵר धर्मांतरित obraćenik megtért pemeluk (agama) baru trúskiptingur convertito 改宗者 개종자 neofitas, prozelitas jaunpievērstais; atgrieztais orang yang bertukar agama bekeerling konvertitt, omvendt neofita, nawrócony convertido convertit (ново)обращённый konvertita, -ka spreobrnjenec preobraćenik konvertit, omvänd คนที่เปลี่ยนศาสนา dönme 改變信仰者 людина, навернена до نومذهب người cải đạo 改变宗教信仰者
adj conˈvertible
that may or can be converted a convertible sofa. omkeerbaar قابِل للتَّحويل، قابِل للطَّي подвижен přeměnitelný konverterbar; udtrækssofa umwandelbar μετατρεπόμενος convertible muudetav قابل تبدیل muunneltava transformable נִיתָן לְהֲמָרָה परिवर्तनीय promjenjiv átalakítható dapat diubah (um)breytanlegur convertibile, intercambiabile 転用できる 변환 가능한 keičiamas, atverčiamas pārvēršams; pārveidojams; konvertējams; saliekams (par mēbeli) boleh diubah die omgezet kan worden? som kan forandres rozkładany conversível pliabil раскладной prestaviteľný spremenljiv, zložljiv promenljiv som kan omvandlas (göras om) ที่สามารถเปลี่ยนแปลงได้ değiştirilebilir 可轉換的, 可改變的 відкидний تبديلى كے قابل، تغير پذير có thể chuyển đổi được 可变换的, 可改变的
n
a car with a folding or detachable top. afslaankapmotor سَيّارة ذات غِطاءِ مُنْطَوِ (مَكشوفَـَه) кола със сгъваем покрив kabriolet cabriolet das Kabrio αυτοκίνητο με κουκούλα, καμπριολέ descapotable kabriolett اتومبل کروکی avoauto décapotable מְכוֹנִית עִם גָג מִתקַפֵּל कार जिसमें ऊपर का हिस्सा मोड़ा जा सकता है automobil sa sklopivim krovom kabriolet, sportkocsi mobil yang kapnya bisa dibuka blæjubíll; bíll með fellanlegu þaki decappottabile コンバーチブルの自動車 포장형 자동차 kabrioletas kabriolets kereta yang bumbungnya boleh dilipat cabriolet kabriolet kabriolet conversível (maşină) decapotabilă автомобиль с откидным верхом kabriolet avto s pomično streho kabriolet cabriolet รถที่มีหลังคาประทุน (üstü) açılıp kapanabilir 敞蓬車 автомобіль з відкидним верхом ايسى كار جسكا اوپرى حصہ الگ كيا جا سكتا هو ô tô mui trần 车蓬可折起或取掉的汽车
n conˌvertiˈbility
omkeerbaarheid قابِليَّة التَّحويل أو الطَّي приспособимост přeměnitelnost konvertibilitet; ombyttelighed die Umwandelbarkeit μετατρεψιμότητα convertibilidad muudetavus تغییر پذیری muunneltavuus convertibilité יְכוֹלֵת הֲמָרָה विनिमेयता pretvorivost, promjenjivost átválthatóság mudah diubah breytanleiki convertibilità 変換ができること 전화 (pa)keičiamumas apmaināmība; konvertējamība boleh berubah het omgezet kunnen worden konvertibilitet zamienność conversibilidade convertibilitate обратимость konvertibilita konvertibilnost konvertibilnost konvertibilitet ความสามารถในการเปลี่ยนแปลง değiştirilebilme 可變性 такий, що піддається конвертуванню تبديلى كے قابل هونا sự chuyển đổi 可变换性
convert → يتحّول změnit konvertere umwandeln μετατρέπω convertir muuntaa convertir pretvoriti convertire 変える ...을 (...으로) 변하게 하다 converteren omforme przerobić converter трансформировать omvända เปลี่ยนความเชื่อ değiştirmek chuyển đổi 转换
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