convert

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   To cause to turn; to turn.

2. 2transitive verb

   To change or turn from one state or condition to another; to alter in form, substance, or quality; to transform; to transmute; as, to convert water into ice.

3. 3transitive verb

   To change or turn from one belief or course to another, as from one religion to another or from one party or sect to another.

4. 4transitive verb

   To produce the spiritual change called conversion in (any one); to turn from a bad life to a good one; to change the heart and moral character of (any one) from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness.

5. 5transitive verb

   To apply to any use by a diversion from the proper or intended use; to appropriate dishonestly or illegally.

6. 6transitive verb

   To exchange for some specified equivalent; as, to convert goods into money.

7. 7transitive verb

   To change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second.

8. 8transitive verb

   To turn into another language; to translate.

9. 9intransitive verb

   To be turned or changed in character or direction; to undergo a change, physically or morally.

10. 10noun

    A person who is converted from one opinion or practice to another; a person who is won over to, or heartily embraces, a creed, religious system, or party, in which he has not previously believed; especially, one who turns from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness, or from unbelief to Christianity.

11. 11noun

    A lay friar or brother, permitted to enter a monastery for the service of the house, but without orders, and not allowed to sing in the choir.

12. 12noun

    a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief

13. 13verb

    change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change

    "The substance converts to an acid"

14. 14verb

    change the nature, purpose, or function of something

    "convert lead into gold"

    "convert hotels into jails"

15. 15verb

    exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

    "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"

    "He changed his name"

    Synonyms

    changecommuteexchange
16. 16verb

    exchange a penalty for a less severe one

    Synonyms

    commuteexchange
17. 17verb

    change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy

    "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt"

18. 18verb

    change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief

    "She converted to Buddhism"

19. 19verb

    cause to adopt a new or different faith

    "The missionaries converted the Indian population"

20. 20verb

    make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

    "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"

    Synonyms

    convince
21. 21verb

    score (a spare)

22. 22verb

    complete successfully

    "score a penalty shot or free throw"

23. 23verb

    score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone

    "Smith converted and his team won"