un converted
tɪd adjective
1.
noting a specified type of person who has been converted from the religion, beliefs, or attitudes characteristic of that type: a converted Christian; a converted thief.
2.
noting anything, formerly of the type specified, that has been converted to something else: His yacht is a converted destroyer escort.
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convert
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." Related: Converted (pp. adj., 1590s);
converter (1533, of machinery, 1867); converting (1580s).
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Un converted
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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