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con·vert1    Audio Help   [v. kuhn-vurt; n. kon-vurt] Pronunciation Key
–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 converse2]

con·ver·tive, adjective

1. See transform. 2. proselytize. 16. proselyte, neophyte, disciple.
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con·vert2    Audio Help   [kon-vurt] Pronunciation Key
–noun Informal.
1.a convertible automobile.
2.a convertible bond.

[Origin: by shortening of convertible]
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con·vert    Audio Help   (kən-vûrt')  Pronunciation Key 
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.

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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.

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convert

noun
1. a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief 

verb
1. change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt" 
2. change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" 
3. change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; "She converted to Buddhism" 
4. 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" [syn: change
5. cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries converted the Indian population" 
6. 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" 
7. complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw" 
8. score (a spare) 
9. make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product" 
10. exchange a penalty for a less severe one [syn: commute
11. change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid" 

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convert1 [kənˈvəːt] verb
to change from one thing into another
Example: He has converted his house into four separate flats; This sofa converts into a bed.
Arabic: يُحوِّل
Chinese (Simplified): 变换, 使转变
Chinese (Traditional): 變換, 使轉變
Czech: přeměnit, přestavět
Danish: lave om; omdanne; konvertere
Dutch: omzetten
Estonian: muutma, muudetav olema
Finnish: muuttaa, olla muunnettavissa
French: transformer
German: umwandeln
Greek: μετατρέπω, μετατρέπομαι
Hungarian: átalakít
Icelandic: breyta; vera umbreytanlegur
Indonesian: berubah
Italian: trasformare
Japanese: 変える
Korean: 전환하다; 전환시키다
Latvian: pārvērst; pārveidot; konvertēt
Lithuanian: (pa)versti, (pa)virsti, pa(si)keisti, perdirbti
Norwegian: omdanne, bygge om, dele opp
Polish: przemieniać (się), zamieniać (się)
Portuguese (Brazil): converter
Portuguese (Portugal): converter(-se)
Romanian: a (se) transforma
Russian: превращать(ся)
Slovak: premeniť
Slovenian: preurediti, spremeniti (se)
Spanish: convertir, transformar
Swedish: omvandla, göra (bygga) om
Turkish: değiş(tir)mek, dönüş(tür)mek
convert2 [kənˈvəːt] verb
to change from one religion etc to another
Example: He was converted to Christianity.
Arabic: يَعتَنِق دينا آخر
Chinese (Simplified): (宗教的)改变
Chinese (Traditional): (宗教的)改變
Czech: obrátit na
Danish: omvende; konvertere
Dutch: bekeren
Estonian: pöörama
Finnish: käännyttää
French: (se) convertir (à)
German: bekehren
Greek: προσηλυτίζω
Hungarian: megtérít
Icelandic: skipta um trú
Indonesian: ganti agama
Italian: convertirsi
Japanese: 改宗させる
Korean: 개종하다; 개종시키다
Latvian: pievērst
Lithuanian: atversti
Norwegian: omvende (seg)
Polish: nawracać
Portuguese (Brazil): converter(-se)
Portuguese (Portugal): converter-se
Romanian: a (se) con­verti (la)
Russian: обращать
Slovak: obrátiť (na)
Slovenian: spreobrniti se
Spanish: convertir(se) a
Swedish: konvertera, omvända sig
Turkish: dön(dür)mek, değiş(tir)mek
convert [kənˈvəːtˈkonvəːt] noun
a person who has been converted to a particular religion etc
Example: a convert to Buddhism
Arabic: مُهتدِ الى دين، مُعتَنِق دينا آخر
Chinese (Simplified): 改变宗教信仰者
Chinese (Traditional): 改變宗教信仰者
Czech: konvertita
Danish: omvendt; konvertit
Dutch: bekeerling
Estonian: (usule) pöördunu
Finnish: käännynnäinen
French: converti, *-ie
German: der, *die Bekehrte
Greek: νεοφώτιστος, προσήλυτος
Hungarian: megtért
Icelandic: trúskiptingur
Indonesian: pemeluk (agama) baru
Italian: convertito
Japanese: 改宗者
Korean: 개종자
Latvian: jaunpievērstais; atgrieztais
Lithuanian: neofitas, prozelitas
Norwegian: konvertitt, omvendt
Polish: neofita, nawrócony
Portuguese (Brazil): converso, convertido
Portuguese (Portugal): convertido
Romanian: convertit
Russian: (ново)обращённый
Slovak: konvertita, -ka
Slovenian: spreobrnjenec
Spanish: converso
Swedish: konvertit, omvänd
Turkish: dönme
See also: convertible

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Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This

CONVERT language
1. (Or "REC", "Regular Expression Converter") A string processing language that combined the pattern matching and transformation operations of COMIT with the recursive data structures of Lisp.
["Convert", A. Guzman et al, CACM 9(8):604-615, Aug 1966].
2. An early language to convert programs and data from one language to another.
["CONVERT Manual", OLI Systems Inc, Oct 1976].
(2007-02-05)

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Convert

Con*verse"\ (k[o^]n*v[~e]rs"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Conversed; p. pr. & vb. n. Conversing.] [F. converser, L. conversari to associate with; con- + versari to be turned, to live, remain, fr. versare to turn often, v. intens. of vertere to turn See Convert.]

1. To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune; -- followed by with.

To seek the distant hills, and there converse With nature. --Thomson.

Conversing with the world, we use the world's fashions. --Sir W. Scott.

But to converse with heaven - This is not easy. --Wordsworth.

2. To engage in familiar colloquy; to interchange thoughts and opinions in a free, informal manner; to chat; -- followed by with before a person; by on, about, concerning, etc., before a thing.

Companions That do converse and waste the time together. --Shak.

We had conversed so often on that subject. --Dryden.

3. To have knowledge of, from long intercourse or study; -- said of things.

According as the objects they converse with afford greater or less variety. --Locke.

Syn: To associate; commune; discourse; talk; chat.
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Convert

Con"verse\, a. [L. conversus, p. p. of convertere. See Convert.] Turned about; reversed in order or relation; reciprocal; as, a converse proposition.
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Convert

Con*ver"sion\, n. [L. conversio: cf. F. conversion. See Convert.]

1. The act of turning or changing from one state or condition to another, or the state of being changed; transmutation; change.

Artificial conversion of water into ice. --Bacon.

The conversion of the aliment into fat. --Arbuthnot.

2. The act of changing one's views or course, as in passing from one side, party, or from of religion to another; also, the state of being so changed. "Conversion to Christianity." --Prescott.

3. (Law) An appropriation of, and dealing with the property of another as if it were one's own, without right; as, the conversion of a horse.

Or bring my action of conversion And trover for my goods. --Hudibras.

4. (Logic) The act of interchanging the terms of a proposition, as by putting the subject in the place of the predicate, or the contrary.

5. (Math.) A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition; as, the conversion of equations; the conversion of proportions.

6. (Mil.) (a) A change of front, as a body of troops attacked in the flank. (b) A change of character or use, as of smoothbore guns into rifles.

7. (Theol.) A spiritual and moral change attending a change of belief with conviction; a change of heart; a change from the service of the world to the service of God; a change of the ruling disposition of the soul, involving a transformation of the outward life.

He oft Frequented their assemblies, . . . and to them preached Conversion and repentance, as to souls In prison under judgments imminent. --Milton.
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