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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·vert
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French convertir, from Latin convertere to turn around, transform, convert, from com- + vertere to turn — more at worth DATE 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another b. to bring about a religious conversion in 2. a. to alter the physical or chemical nature or properties of especially in manufacturing b. (1) to change from one form or function to another (2) to alter for more effective utilization (3) to appropriate without right c. to exchange for an equivalent convert foreign currency into dollars convert a bond 3. obsolete : turn 4. to subject to logical conversion 5. a. to make a goal after receiving (a pass) from a teammate b. to score on (as a try for point or free throw) c. to make (a spare) in bowling intransitive verb 1. to undergo conversion 2. to succeed in an attempt for a point, field goal, or free throw Synonyms: see transform
DATE 1561 : one that is converted English Etymology convert convert (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr . convertir, from L. convertere"turn around, transform," from com- "together" + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Originally in the religious sense. The L. word is glossed in O.E. by gecyrren, from cierran "to turn, return." Related: Converted (pp. adj., 1590s); converter (1533, of machinery, 1867); converting (1580s).http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ convert con·vert verb/ kEn5vE:t; NAmE -5vE:rt / 1. ~ (sth) (from sth) (into / to sth) to change or make sth change from six form, purpose, system, etc. to another (使)转变,转换,转化: ▪ [VN] The hotel is going to be converted into a nursing home. 那家旅馆将被改建成私人疗养院。 What rate will I get if I convert my dollars into euros? 如果我把美元兑换成欧元,汇率是多少？ ▪ [V] We've converted from oil to gas central heating. 我们已经把中央供热系统由燃油改成了燃气。 2. [V] ~ into / to sth to be able to be changed from six form, purpose, or system to another 可转变为；可变换成: a sofa that converts into a bed 可改作床用的沙发 3. ~ (sb) (from sth) (to sth) to change or make sb change their religion or beliefs (使)改变(宗教或信仰)；(使)皈依,归附: ▪ [V] He converted from Christianity to Islam. 他由基督教改信伊斯兰教。 ▪ [VN] She was soon converted to the socialist cause. 她不久便转而献身于社会主义事业了。 4. ~ (sb) (from sb) (to sth) to change an opinion, a habit, etc. 改变(观点、习惯等): ▪ [V] I've converted to organic food. 我改吃有机食物了。 ▪ [VN] I didn't use to like opera but my husband has converted me. 我过去不喜欢歌剧,但我丈夫改变了我。 5. [VN] (in rugby and American football 橄榄球和美式足球) to score extra points after a try , or a touchdown (在持球触地或持球越过对方球门线得分后)获得附加分 IDIOMS ⇨ see preach noun / 5kCnvE:t; NAmE 5kB:nvE:rt / ~ (from sth) (to sth) a person who has changed their religion, beliefs or opinions 改变宗教(或信仰、观点)的人；皈依者: a convert to Islam 改信伊斯兰教的人 converts from other faiths 来自其他宗教信仰的皈依者 a convert to the cause 一个转而支持这项事业的人 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English convert noun ADJ. recent | enthusiastic | reluctant | Catholic, Jewish, etc. VERB + CONVERT become | gain, make, win an attempt to gain converts to Communism PREP. ~ from One of the early popes, Clement was a convert from paganism. | ~ to a recent convert to Catholicism Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: verb 1 to induce (another or others) to accept the validity of something (as a belief, course of action, or point of view) FF1C;Chinese missionaries converted many Japanese to BuddhismFF1E; Synonyms: bring, lead, move, persuade Related Words: redeem, reform, save; bend, bias, incline, sway; actuate, budge, impel; proselyte, proselytize 2 Synonyms: TRANSFORM , change, commute, metamorphose, transfigure, translate, transmogrify, transmute, transpose, transubstantiate Related Words: fabricate, forge, make, manufacture; apply, employ, use, utilize Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·vert I. \kənˈvərt, -və̄t, -vəit, usu -d.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English converten, from Old French convertir, from Medieval Latin convertere, from Latin, to turn around, employ, transform, from com- + vertere to turn — more at worth transitive verb 1. a. (1) : to bring over or persuade (a person or group) to a particular belief, view, course, party, or principle often from a previously held position < he was converted to the Copernican theory by … the professor of astronomy — S.F.Mason > < convert young people to the pleasures of reading > < an ex-Tory who … had gone to give a Socialist editor a good piece of her mind and come away converted — N.F.Busch > specifically : to bring over or persuade to the Christian faith < no attempt was made to convert the Moslems — W.H.Prescott > (2) : to bring about a spiritual conversion in (as a religious conversion in a person or group) b. (1) : to change or turn from one state to another : alter in form, substance, or quality : transform , transmute < sheepskins are converted into parchment > < ideas … converted into deeds — John Mason Brown > (2) : to turn (iron) into steel by the Bessemer process : turn (matte) into copper : make (Bessemer steel) from iron : make (copper) from matte (3) : to change the chemical nature of (as by changing starch into dextrose) (4) : to finish (gray goods) by dyeing, bleaching, or printing (5) : to score on (a try for point after touchdown in football or a free throw in basketball) (6) : to process (paper) as by gumming or waxing; also : to fabricate (paper) into finished products < convert paper into envelopes or paperboard into cartons > c. (1) : to change or turn from one use, purpose, or function to another < converting some newly unpacked article … into a missile against the head of some unfortunate servant — T.L.Peacock > < every possible industry was converted to produce war goods — Morris Sayre > (2) : to remodel in order to accommodate to a new manner of operation or change from one type to another < convert a coal furnace to oil > < a trawler converted into a minesweeper > (3) : to appropriate dishonestly or illegally < converting to its own … use 80,000 bushels of corn stored for the Commodity Credit Corp. — Time > 2. a. obsolete : to cause to turn : turn , direct < which way shall I first convert myself — Ben Jonson > b. obsolete : to turn back : cause to return : turn in the opposite direction 3. [Middle English converten, from Old French convertir, from Late Latin convertere to convert, from Latin, to turn around, transform] a. obsolete : to translate into another language < which story … Catullus more elegantly converted — Ben Jonson > b. logic : to make a conversion of (a proposition) c. : to exchange for a specified equivalent < convert stock holdings into cash > d. : to create a situation that causes (property of one nature) to be deemed in equity changed into property of another nature — compare conversion 3 d e. : to exchange (one security) for another under a conversion privilege or an offer made by the issuer f. : to turn (one type of money) into another in the market or merely for purposes of calculation < convert francs into dollars > g. : to exchange (an insurance policy) for one of a different type intransitive verb 1. : to make or undergo a conversion : undergo physical, moral, or functional change < let grief convert to anger — Shakespeare > < factories were converting to war production > < a sofa that converts into a bed > 2. : to make a score on a try for point or a free throw Synonyms: see transform II. \ˈkänˌv-\ noun (-s) : a person or group that is converted to a religious faith or to a particular belief, attitude of mind or feeling, course, party, or principle < a convert and disciple of Saint Paul > < the first American novelist to become a … convert to naturalism — Malcolm Cowley > especially : one who has experienced conversion |
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