| VERB | change | convert, change over | change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | convert | change the nature, purpose, or function of something | |
| change | convert | change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief | |
| change | convert, change, exchange, commute | exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category | |
| change | convert | cause to adopt a new or different faith | |
| competition | convert | score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone | |
| competition | convert | complete successfully | |
| competition | convert | score (a spare) | |
| communication | convert, win over, convince | make (someone) agree / agree, understand, or realize / realize the truth or validity of something | |
| change | convert, commute, exchange | exchange a penalty for a less severe one | |
| change | convert | change in nature, purpose, or function | |
| NOUN | person | convert | a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief |
| Sounds | kaa'nvert; kahnver't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Albert ... yogurt: 70 rhymes with ert... | |
| Meaning | A person who has been converted to another religious or political belief. | |
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| Narrower | Converso | (medieval Spain and Portugal) a Jew or Moor who professed to convert to Christianity in order to avoid persecution or expulsion |
| proselyte | A new convert | |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Spanish | converso | |
| Catalan | convers | |
| Verbs | convert | change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief |
| convert | cause to adopt a new or different faith | |
| Meaning | change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt" | |
| Synonym | change over | |
| Narrower | decimalize, decimalise | change to the decimal system |
| float | convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation | |
| metricize, metricise, metrify, metricate | convert from a non-metric to the metric system | |
| transduce | Cause transduction (of energy forms) | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | convertir, transformar | |
| Catalan | convertir, transformar | |
| Nouns | conversion | an event that results in a transformation |
| converter | a device for changing one substance or form or state into another | |
| Meaning | change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "She converted to Buddhism" | |
| Caused by | Islamize, Islamise | convert to Islam |
| convert | Cause to adopt a new or different faith | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Similar to | convert | Cause to adopt a new or different faith |
| Spanish | convertir, transformar | |
| Catalan | convertir-se, convertir, transformar | |
| Nouns | conversion | a change of religion |
| convert | a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief | |
| Meaning | Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | change, exchange, commute | |
| Narrower | break | Exchange for smaller units of money |
| capitalize, capitalise | convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital | |
| launder | convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones | |
| rectify | convert into direct current | |
| utilize | convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust) | |
| Broader | replace | Substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient / inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) |
| Similar to | switch, shift, change | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another |
| Spanish | cambiar, canjear, convertir, intercambiar, permutar, reemplazar, transformar, trocar | |
| Catalan | baratar, bescanviar, canviar, convertir, intercanviar, permutar, transformar | |
| Adjectives | convertible | capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value |
| Nouns | conversion | act of exchanging one type of money or security for another |
| Meaning | Cause to adopt a new or different faith. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The missionaries converted the Indian population" | |
| Cause to | convert | change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief |
| Narrower | Christianize, Christianise | convert to Christianity |
| Islamize, Islamise | convert to Islam | |
| catholicize, catholicise, latinize, latinise | Cause to adopt Catholicism | |
| evangelize, evangelise | convert to Christianity | |
| proselytize, proselytise | convert to another faith or religion | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Similar to | convert | change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief |
| Spanish | convertir, transformar | |
| Catalan | convertir, transformar | |
| Nouns | convert | a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief |
| Meaning | score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "Smith converted and his team won" | |
| Broader | score, hit, tally, rack up | gain points in a game / game / game |
| Similar to | convert | score (a spare) |
| Nouns | conversion | a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown |
| Meaning | complete successfully. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | score, hit, tally, rack up | gain points in a game / game / game |
| Similar to | convert | score (a spare) |
| Spanish | transmutar | |
| Meaning | score (a spare) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | bowling | A game / game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them |
| Broader | score, hit, tally, rack up | gain points in a game / game / game |
| Similar to | convert | complete successfully |
| convert | score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone | |
| Spanish | marcar | |
| Meaning | make (someone) agree / agree, understand, or realize / realize the truth or validity of something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot convert Sue; The performance is likely to convert Sue | |
| Synonyms | win over, convince | |
| Narrower | disarm | make less hostile |
| Broader | persuade | Cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action |
| Spanish | convencer, persuadir | |
| Catalan | convèncer | |
| Meaning | Exchange a penalty for a less severe one. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | commute, exchange | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | conmutar, convertir, transformar | |
| Catalan | commutar, convertir, transformar | |
| Meaning | change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "The substance converts to an acid" | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Narrower | caramelize, caramelise | Be converted into caramel |
| immobilize, immobilise | convert (assets) into fixed capital | |
| malt | Turn into malt, become malt | |
| melanize, melanise | convert into, or infiltrate with melanin | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Similar to | convert | change the nature, purpose, or function of something |
| Spanish | acontecer, convertirse, convertir, transformar | |
| Catalan | convertir-se, convertir, esdevenir, transformar | |
| Adjectives | convertible | capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy |
| Nouns | converter | a device for changing one substance or form or state into another |
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