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Convince Kənˈvɪns Somebody/Yourself Verb Prime Minister's Assurances Public
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- are the prime minister's assurances enough to convince the public?
- i'd be very surprised if this argument convinces anybody.
- to try/manage/fail to convince somebody/yourself
- she has managed to convince even the sceptics.
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convince(verb)/kənˈvɪns/ /kənˈvɪns/Verb Forms- to make somebody/yourself believe that something is true
- Are the prime minister's assurances enough to convince the public?
- I'd be very surprised if this argument convinces anybody.
- to try/manage/fail to convince somebody/yourself
- She has managed to convince even the sceptics.
- You'll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job.
- I’d convinced myself (that) I was right.
- Will the president be able to convince voters that he deserves a second term?
- The experience convinced him that Europe was on the brink of a revolution.
- to persuade somebody to do something
- I've been trying to convince him to see a doctor.
Word Origin- mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘overcome, defeat in argument’): from Latin convincere, from con- ‘with’ + vincere ‘conquer’. Compare with convict.
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