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con·vince

convince

 
 
pronunciation:
kn vIns
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part of speech: verb
inflections: convinces, convincing, convinced
definition: When you convince someone, you make them agree with you. You get them to believe that something is true or that they should do something.
My brother says that baseball is more fun than basketball, but he'll never convince me. I think basketball is the best!Tayla finally convinced her mom to get her a dog. She said she would walk him every day.
synonyms:
persuade, satisfy
similar words:
lead, reassure
derivation: convincingly (adv.)
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