convince
To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
Verb 3 meanings
To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
“I wouldn't have or do something, unless I'm convinced that it's good.”
To persuade.
To behave believably in a role; to make someone perceive oneself as the character being portrayed.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin convincō (“to refute, prove”), from con- + vincō (“to conquer, vanquish”). Doublet of convict. Displaced native Old English oferreċċan.
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CONVINCE at a glance
CONVINCE has 8 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + N 1 + V 4 + I 1 + N 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 20 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,507 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with convince
All rhymes- SINCE7
- ONCE6
- EXPERIENCE21
- CHANCE13
- PERFORMANCE20
- EVIDENCE14
- SCIENCE11
- CONFERENCE17
- DIFFERENCE19
- INSURANCE11
- DANCE8
- DISTANCE11
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