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verb |
| pronunciation: |
k n
vIkt
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| inflections: |
convicts, convicting, convicted |
| definition: |
to find guilty of a crime.
After a long trial, the jury convicted the company of polluting the water.- synonyms:
- condemn, sentence
- antonyms:
- acquit
- similar words:
- doom
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noun |
| pronunciation: |
kan
vIkt
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| definition: |
a person who is serving time in jail or prison.
The convict was sorry for what he had done.- synonyms:
- prisoner
- similar words:
- captive, jailbird
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| derivation: |
convictable (convictible) (adj.) |
The word convict
contains the following parts:
con-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix con-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " conceive
."
Example words:
conceive, concentrate, conclude, conclusion, conduct, confer, conference, confide, confidence, confident, confine, confirm, conflict, conform, confuse, confusion, congratulate, congregate, congress, conjunction, connect, consonant, conspiracy, constant, construct, construction, contact, contain, container, context, continue, contract, convince, convict, conviction, inconceivable, inconspicuous, consequence
vinc, vict, vanq
Latin
root
that means conquer
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