Convince

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /kÉ™nˈvɪns/
• Rhymes: -ɪns

Origin

From Latin convincō ("to refute, prove"), from con- + vincō ("to conquer, to vanquish").

Full definition of convince

Verb

1. To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
• AtterburySuch convincing proofs and assurances of it as might enable them to convince others.
2. To persuade.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To overcome, conquer, vanquish.
• ShakespeareHis two chamberlains
  Will I with wine and wassail so convince
  That memory, the warder of the brain,
  Shall be a fume.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To confute; to prove wrong.
• Francis BaconGod never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.
5. (obsolete, transitive) To prove guilty; to convict.
• Bible, John viii. 46Which of you convinceth me of sin?
• DrydenSeek not to convince me of a crime
  Which I can ne'er repent, nor you can pardon.

Synonyms

• persuade
• satisfy
• assure
• convert
• win over

Related terms

• convict
• conviction
• convincible
• convincingly