English to English
convert
noun (n)
- a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy(verb.change)Example:
We converted from 220 to 110 Volt.
source: wordnet30 - change the nature, purpose, or function of something(verb.change)Example:
Convert lead into gold.
Convert hotels into jails.
Convert slaves to laborers.
source: wordnet30 - change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief(verb.change)Example:
She converted to Buddhism.
source: wordnet30 - cause to adopt a new or different faith(verb.change)Example:
The missionaries converted the Indian population.
source: wordnet30 - score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone(verb.competition)Example:
Smith converted and his team won.
source: wordnet30 - complete successfully(verb.competition)source: wordnet30
- score (a spare)(verb.competition)source: wordnet30
- change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change(verb.change)Example:
The substance converts to an acid.
source: wordnet30 - To cause to turn; to turn.(verb)source: webster1913
- To be turned or changed in character or direction; to undergo a change, physically or morally.(verb)source: webster1913