verb
- Change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy.
- usage: "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt"
- synonyms: convert, change over
- Change the nature, purpose, or function of something.
- usage: "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"
- synonyms: convert
- Change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief.
- usage: "She converted to Buddhism"
- synonyms: convert
- Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category.
- usage: "Could you convert my dollars into pounds"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
- Cause to adopt a new or different faith.
- usage: "The missionaries converted the Indian population"
- synonyms: convert
- Score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone.
- usage: "Smith converted and his team won"
- synonyms: convert
- Complete successfully.
- usage: "score a penalty shot or free throw"
- synonyms: convert
- Score (a spare.
- synonyms: convert
- Make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something.
- usage: "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"
- Exchange a penalty for a less severe one.
- Change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change.
- usage: "The substance converts to an acid"
- synonyms: convert
adjective
- Spiritually reborn or converted.
- usage: "a born-again Christian"
- synonyms: born-again, reborn
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