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con⋅vert

1  [v. kuhn-vurt; n. kon-vurt]
Use Converting in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to change (something) into a different form or properties; transmute; transform.
2. to cause to adopt a different religion, political doctrine, opinion, etc.: to convert the heathen.
3. 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.
4. to modify (something) so as to serve a different function: to convert an automobile factory to the manufacture of tanks.
5. 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.
6. Finance. to exchange voluntarily (a bond or preferred stock) into another security, usually common stock, because of the greater value of the latter.
7. to change in character; cause to turn from an evil life to a righteous one: to convert a criminal.
8. Chemistry. to cause (a substance) to undergo a chemical change: to convert sugar into alcohol.
9. to invert or transpose.
10. Law.
a. to assume unlawful rights of ownership of (personal property).
b. to change the form of (property), as from realty to personalty or vice versa.
11. to appropriate wrongfully to one's own use.
12. Logic. to transpose the subject and predicate of (a proposition) by conversion.
13. Computers. to subject to conversion.
–verb (used without object)
14. to become converted.
15. Football. to make a conversion.
–noun
16. one who has been converted, as to a religion or opinion.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME converten < L convertere to change completely, equiv. to con- con- + vertere to turn round (see verse ); convert (n.) r. converse, ME convers (< AF) < L; see converse 2

Related forms:
con⋅ver⋅tive, adjective

Synonyms:
1. See transform. 2. proselytize. 16. proselyte, neophyte, disciple.
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con·vert   (kən-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

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

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

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

    4. To score (a spare) in bowling.

  9. Sports

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

    2. 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.

    1. Football To make a conversion.

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

n.   (kŏn'vûrt')
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: 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

convert  (v.)
c.1300, from O.Fr. convertir, from L. convertere "turn around, transform," from com- "together" + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Originally in the religious sense. The L. word is glossed in O.E. by gecyrren, from cierran "to turn, return." Convertible is from 1385; of cars, 1916, Amer.Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

convert

To exchange one security for a different security. For example, the owner of a convertible bond can choose to submit the bond to the issuer for conversion into a specified number of shares of stock.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: con·vert
Pronunciation: k&n-'v&rt
Function: transitive verb
1 a : to change from one form or use to another b : to exchange (property) for another esp. of a different kind converted —Internal Revenue Code>; especially : to exercise the right of conversion by exchanging (preferred shares or bonds) for common stock
2 : to appropriate (another's property) by conversion converted the goods to his own use> —see also EMBEZZLE —con·vert·er noun —con·ver·ti·ble /k&n-'v&r-t&-b&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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