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- pronunciation:
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
convinces, convincing, convinced |
| definition: |
to cause to believe or accept (often followed by "of").
She convinced the judge of her innocence.I can't convince him that he needs to eat vegetables.- synonyms:
- persuade, satisfy
- similar words:
- assure, lead, reassure
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| related words: |
get, guide, make, satisfy, sell, sway, win |
| derivation: |
convincingly (adv.) |
The word convince
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
Example words:
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