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Definition of Convert

Convert
Convert Con*vert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Converted; p. pr. & vb. n. Converting.] [L. convertere, -versum; con- + vertere to turn: cf. F. convertir. See Verse.] 1. To cause to turn; to turn. [Obs.] O, which way shall I first convert myself? --B. Jonson. 2. To change or turn from one state or condition to another; to alter in form, substance, or quality; to transform; to transmute; as, to convert water into ice. If the whole atmosphere were converted into water. --T. Burnet. That still lessens The sorrow, and converts it nigh to joy. --Milton. 3. To change or turn from one belief or course to another, as from one religion to another or from one party or sect to another. No attempt was made to convert the Moslems. --Prescott. 4. To produce the spiritual change called conversion in (any one); to turn from a bad life to a good one; to change the heart and moral character of (any one) from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness. He which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death. --Lames v. 20. 5. To apply to any use by a diversion from the proper or intended use; to appropriate dishonestly or illegally. When a bystander took a coin to get it changed, and converted it, [it was] held no larceny. --Cooley. 6. To exchange for some specified equivalent; as, to convert goods into money. 7. (Logic) To change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second. 8. To turn into another language; to translate. [Obs.] Which story . . . Catullus more elegantly converted. --B. Jonson. Converted guns, cast-iron guns lined with wrought-iron or steel tubes. --Farrow. Converting furnace (Steel Manuf.), a furnace in which wrought iron is converted into steel by cementation. Syn: To change; turn; transmute; appropriate.
Convert
Convert Con*vert", v. i. To be turned or changed in character or direction; to undergo a change, physically or morally. If Nebo had had the preaching that thou hast, they [the Neboites] would have converted. --Latimer. A red dust which converth into worms. --Sandys. The public hope And eye to thee converting. --Thomson.

Meaning of Convert from wikipedia

- The Convert is a 2023 historical drama film directed by Lee Ta****ri, and starring Guy Pearce, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne and Te Kohe Tuhaka. The script...
- Look up conversion or convert in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Conversion or convert may refer to: The Convert, a 2023 film produced by Jump Film &...
- relating to the amount of converts to Islam are scarce and often unreliable. Converts to Islam may be referred to as "converts," "reverts," or "new Muslims...
- archpriest who became known for converting to Judaism. Aleksei was born probably in Novgorod around 1425. Aleksei became a convert to Judaism in the last quarter...
- a religion or irreligion under duress. Someone who has been forced to convert to a different religion or irreligion may continue, covertly, to adhere...
- forms of Judaism today are open to sincere converts, with all denominations accepting converts converted within their denominations. The rules vary between...
- Pascal Convert (born 1957) is a French visual artist. He has made sculpture, installations and videos, and has published several books. He is perhaps...
- The following is a list of notable people who converted to Islam from a different religion or no religion (who have individual Wikipedia articles). This...
- for apostasy and subsequently threatened with the death penalty. He had converted to Christianity from Islam while providing medical ****istance to Afghan...
- The Chinese Convert is a 1687 painting by Godfrey Kneller depicting the Chinese Catholic convert Michael Shen Fu-Tsung. It is held in the Royal Collection...