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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•vert1 /v. kənˈvɜrt; n. ˈkɑnvɜrt/USA pronunciation v. - to change into something of different form or properties;
transform: [~ + object]Electricity is converted into heat to warm the room.[no object]The agent's pen converts to a radio receiver and transmitter. - to (cause to) adopt a different belief, etc.: [no object]My Methodist father converted when he married my Catholic mother.[~ + to + object]He converted to Judaism.[~ + object (+ to + object)]St. Patrick converted Ireland to Christianity.
- [~ + object + (in)to + object] to turn to another use or purpose: They wanted to convert the study into a nursery.
- to obtain an equivalent value for in an exchange or calculation, such as money or units of measurement:[~ + object + (in)to + object]to convert yards into meters; to convert French francs to American dollars.
- Chemistry to cause (a substance) to undergo a chemical change:[~ + object + (in)to + object]to convert sugar into alcohol.
- Sport[no object] to make a conversion in football or basketball.
n. [countable] - a person who has been converted.
See -vert-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•vert1 (v. kən vûrt′;n. kon′vûrt),USA pronunciation v.t. - Philosophyto change (something) into a different form or properties;
transmute;
transform. - to cause to adopt a different religion, political doctrine, opinion, etc.:to convert the heathen.
- to turn to another or a particular use or purpose;
divert from the original or intended use:They converted the study into a nursery for the baby. - to modify (something) so as to serve a different function:to convert an automobile factory to the manufacture of tanks.
- to obtain an equivalent value for in an exchange or calculation, as money or units of measurement:to convert bank notes into gold; to convert yards into meters.
- Business[Finance.]to exchange voluntarily (a bond or preferred stock) into another security, usually common stock, because of the greater value of the latter.
- to change in character;
cause to turn from an evil life to a righteous one:to convert a criminal. - Chemistryto cause (a substance) to undergo a chemical change:to convert sugar into alcohol.
- to invert or transpose.
- Law
- to assume unlawful rights of ownership of (personal property).
- to change the form of (property), as from realty to personalty or vice versa.
- Lawto appropriate wrongfully to one's own use.
- Philosophy[Logic.]to transpose the subject and predicate of (a proposition) by conversion.
- Computingto subject to conversion.
v.i. - to become converted.
- Sport[Football.]to make a conversion.
n. - one who has been converted, as to a religion or opinion.
- Latin; see converse2
- Anglo-French)
- Latin convertere to change completely, equivalent. to con- con- + vertere to turn round (see verse); convert (noun, nominal) replacing converse, Middle English convers (
- Middle English converten 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See transform.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged proselytize.
- 16.See corresponding entry in Unabridged proselyte, neophyte, disciple.
con•vert2 (kon′vûrt),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]- a convertible automobile.
- Businessa convertible bond.
- by shortening of convertible
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