| convert | | |
| n. (person) | 1. convert | a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ converso | (medieval Spain and Portugal) a Jew or Moor who professed to convert to Christianity in order to avoid persecution or expulsion. |
| ~ proselyte | a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism. |
| v. (change) | 2. change over, convert | change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy.; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ transduce | cause transduction (of energy forms). |
| ~ metricate, metricise, metricize, metrify | convert from a non-metric to the metric system. |
| ~ decimalise, decimalize | change to the decimal system.; "The country decimalized the currency in 1975" |
| ~ float | convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation.; "float data" |
| v. (change) | 3. convert | change the nature, purpose, or function of something.; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" |
| ~ caramelise, caramelize | convert to caramel. |
| ~ rasterize | convert (an image) into pixels. |
| ~ convert | change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change.; "The substance converts to an acid" |
| ~ humify | convert (plant remains) into humus. |
| ~ verbalise, verbalize | convert into a verb.; "many English nouns have become verbalized" |
| ~ sporulate | convert into spores. |
| ~ novelise, novelize, fictionalise, fictionalize | convert into the form or the style of a novel.; "The author novelized the historical event" |
| ~ deaden | convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil. |
| ~ opalise, opalize | replace or convert into opal.; "opalized tree trunks" |
| ~ receive | convert into sounds or pictures.; "receive the incoming radio signals" |
| ~ reconvert | convert back.; "Hollywood is reconverting old films" |
| ~ malt | convert into malt. |
| ~ malt | convert grain into malt. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ feudalize | bring (a country or people) under feudalism. |
| ~ flour | convert grain into flour. |
| ~ reclaim | make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state.; "The people reclaimed the marshes" |
| ~ ferment, work | cause to undergo fermentation.; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats" |
| ~ nitrify | convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria. |
| ~ fossilise, fossilize | convert to a fossil.; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone" |
| ~ tan | treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather. |
| ~ dress | convert into leather.; "dress the tanned skins" |
| ~ compost | convert to compost.; "compost organic debris" |
| ~ transition | cause to convert or undergo a transition.; "the company had to transition the old practices to modern technology" |
| ~ transcribe | convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA. |
| ~ scrap | make into scrap or refuse.; "scrap the old airplane and sell the parts" |
| ~ keratinise, keratinize | convert into keratin. |
| ~ diazotize | convert (an amine) into a diazo compound. |
| ~ hay | convert (plant material) into hay. |
| ~ lignify | convert into wood or cause to become woody. |
| ~ mineralize | transform (a metal) into an ore. |
| ~ mineralize | convert into a mineral substance. |
| ~ ozonise, ozonize | convert (oxygen) into ozone. |
| ~ slag | convert into slag. |
| ~ sulfate | convert into a sulfate. |
| ~ cutinize | convert into cutin. |
| ~ duplex | change into a duplex. |
| ~ encode | convert information into code.; "encode pictures digitally" |
| v. (change) | 4. convert | change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief.; "She converted to Buddhism" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ convert | cause to adopt a new or different faith.; "The missionaries converted the Indian population" |
| v. (change) | 5. change, commute, convert, exchange | exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category.; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares" |
| ~ rectify | convert into direct current.; "rectify alternating current" |
| ~ utilize | convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust). |
| ~ capitalise, capitalize | convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital. |
| ~ replace | substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected).; "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced" |
| ~ launder | convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones. |
| ~ switch, change, shift | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another.; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" |
| ~ break | exchange for smaller units of money.; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy" |
| v. (change) | 6. convert | cause to adopt a new or different faith.; "The missionaries converted the Indian population" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ convert | change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief.; "She converted to Buddhism" |
| ~ convert | change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief.; "She converted to Buddhism" |
| ~ islamise, islamize | convert to Islam.; "The Mughals Islamized much of Northern India in the 16th century" |
| ~ christianise, christianize | convert to Christianity.; "missionaries have tried to Christianize native people all over the world" |
| ~ evangelise, evangelize | convert to Christianity.; "The missionaries evangelized the Pacific Islanders" |
| ~ catholicise, catholicize, latinise, latinize | cause to adopt Catholicism. |
| ~ proselytise, proselytize | convert to another faith or religion. |
| v. (competition) | 7. convert | 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" |
| ~ convert | score (a spare). |
| ~ rack up, score, tally, hit | gain points in a game.; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" |
| v. (competition) | 8. convert | complete successfully.; "score a penalty shot or free throw" |
| ~ convert | score (a spare). |
| ~ rack up, score, tally, hit | gain points in a game.; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" |
| v. (competition) | 9. convert | score (a spare). |
| ~ bowling | a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them. |
| ~ convert | complete successfully.; "score a penalty shot or free throw" |
| ~ convert | 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" |
| ~ rack up, score, tally, hit | gain points in a game.; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" |
| v. (communication) | 10. convert, convince, win over | make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something.; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product" |
| ~ persuade | cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm.; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" |
| ~ disarm | make less hostile; win over.; "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely" |
| v. (change) | 11. commute, convert, exchange | exchange a penalty for a less severe one. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 12. convert | change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change.; "The substance converts to an acid" |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ caramelise, caramelize | be converted into caramel.; "The sugar caramelized" |
| ~ convert | change the nature, purpose, or function of something.; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" |
| ~ malt | turn into malt, become malt. |
| ~ immobilise, immobilize | convert (assets) into fixed capital. |
| ~ melanise, melanize | convert into, or infiltrate with melanin. |
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