convert /kən-vûrtˈ/ transitive verb- To change or turn from one thing, condition, opinion, party or religion to another
- To cause to acquire faith in a particular religion
- To change by a spiritual experience
- To change into the converse
- To alter into something else (eg iron into steel, a try into a goal, a large house into several flats, a merchant ship into a cruiser)
- To apply to a particular purpose
- To exchange for an equivalent
- To turn about (obsolete)
intransitive verb- To undergo conversion
- To be convertible (from one form into another)
- To switch (religious or political) allegiance
noun /konˈvûrt/ A person who is converted, esp to a particular religious faith ORIGIN: L convertere, conversum, from con- and vertere to turn conˈverse (or /-vûrsˈ/) adjective Reversed in order or relation noun (only /konˈ/)- That which is the opposite of another
- A proposition in which the subject and predicate have changed places (logic)
- A proposition in which that which is given and that which is to be proved in another proposition are interchanged (mathematics)
converseˈly adverb converˈsion noun - A change from one condition, use, opinion, party, religion or spiritual state to another
- Something (esp a building) adapted for a different purpose
- The expression of repressed emotions as physical symptoms (psychiatry)
- The act of constructing a proposition in accordance with the rules of direct inference, in which the terms of another proposition are interchanged (logic)
- Unauthorized dealing with another's property (law)
- A score made after a try by kicking the ball over the crossbar (rugby)
- An additional score after a touchdown, worth one or two points (American football)
conˈvertend noun (logic) The proposition to be converted convertˈer noun - Someone or something that converts
- A vessel in which materials are changed from one condition to another (esp iron into steel)
- An apparatus for making a change in electric current (also converˈtor)
- A device which converts data from one form into another (computing)
- A reactor which converts fertile material into fissionable material
convertibilˈity noun convertˈible adjective - That may be converted
- (of currency) that may be freely converted into other currencies, or into gold (or dollars) at a fixed price
noun- Anything convertible
- A car with a folding top
convertˈibly adverb convertiplane /kən-vûrˈtə-plān/ noun An earlier name for a vertical take-off and landing aircraft conˈvertite noun (archaic) - A convert
- A reformed prostitute
conversion course noun A course of study designed to facilitate the change from one subject to another conversion disorder noun (psychology) A form of neurosis in which a person represses painful emotions and unconsciously converts them into physical symptoms, particularly when the bodily site symbolizes the repressed idea convertible-term insurance A life insurance policy providing cover for a given period but which may be converted to eg a whole-life policy at some time during this period at favourable terms |