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конвертировать, новообращенный, новообращенный

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- превращать

to convert smth. to /into/ smth. else — превращать что-л. во что-л. другое
to convert swamps into parks — превратить болота в парки
to convert water into steam — превращать воду в пар

- эк. обращать

to convert securities into cash — обратить ценные бумаги в наличные деньги

- обращать (в другую веру)

to convert heathens — обращать язычников (в христианство)

- амер. обращаться (в другую веру)

he has converted to Buddhism — он стал буддистом

- рел. обращать (грешника); возвращать на путь истинный
- фин. конвертировать
- обращать вверенное имущество в свою пользу
- изменять юридический характер собственности
- переоборудовать

we have converted our house to gas — мы переделали отопление в нашем доме на газовое

- перестраивать, реконструировать (здание)

to convert a mansion into an apartment house — перестроить особняк в многоквартирный дом

существительное

- рел. новообращённый
- перешедший из одной партии в другую; человек, изменивший свои взгляды, убеждения

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

a missionary sent to distant lands to convert the heathens — миссионер, посланный в далёкие края, чтобы обратить язычников в свою веру
to convert iron into steel — обращать железо в сталь
to convert from paganism to Islam — обратить из язычества в ислам
to convert airplane — переоборудовать самолет
to convert data — преобразовывать данные
to convert stones into gold — превращать камни в золото
to convert an airplane — переоборудовать самолёт
convert into cash — обращать в наличные деньги
to convert pounds to [into] kilograms — переводить фунты в килограммы
to convert to one’s own use — обратить (имущество) в свою пользу
convert dollars — into gold обращать доллары в золото

Примеры с переводом

Priests converted many people to Christianity.

Священники многих обратили в христианство.

She succeeded in converting me to her point of view.

Ей удалось привлечь меня на свою точку зрения.

How much does it cost today to convert pounds into dollars?

Какой сегодня курс фунта к доллару?

We converted from 220 to 110 Volt.

Мы перешли с напряжения 220 вольт на 110.

They converted the spare bedroom into an office.

Они превратили лишнюю спальню в рабочий кабинет.

The trunk is often converted into canoes.

Из стволов деревьев часто делают каноэ.

He was obliged to convert the siege into a blockade.

Он был вынужден превратить осаду в блокаду.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

She converted to Catholicism.

Could you convert my dollars into pounds?

The substance converts to an acid

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Возможные однокоренные слова

converter — преобразователь, конвертер, преобразователь тока, реторта, шифровальный прибор
convertible — конвертируемый, обратимый, откидной, автомобиль с откидным верхом
converting — преобразование, превращение, конвертация, обращение, бессемерование
converted — переделанный, переоборудованный, новообращенный, исправившийся
converts — конвертировать, превращать, переводить, новообращенный
reconvert — возвращать в прежнее состояние, возвращаться к прошлому, к прежним убеждениям

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: convert
he/she/it: converts
ing ф. (present participle): converting
2-я ф. (past tense): converted
3-я ф. (past participle): converted

noun
ед. ч.(singular): convert
мн. ч.(plural): converts

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Verb

They tried for two points but could not convert.

They had many chances to score but they couldn’t convert their opportunities.

They had chances to score but couldn’t convert.

Noun

I didn’t think I’d like paying my bills online, but now I’m a convert.

the converts were the most vocal and fervent worshippers in the church

Recent Examples on the Web

In the latest in a series of policies aimed at encouraging San Francisco commercial property owners to convert vacant office buildings to housing, Supervisor Matt Dorsey on Tuesday will introduce a bill that would exempt such conversions from a slew of fees.

—J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2023

On March 14, shareholders voted to allow the parent of AMC Theatres to convert APE units into the company’s common shares.

—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2023

Another option is to convert existing pretax retirement money into a Roth account, which typically requires paying income taxes on the conversion.

—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2023

The Hurricanes were to convert just 8 of 23 layup attempts against the Huskies’ frontcourt.

—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2023

His journey led him later to convert to Judaism and serve in the Israel Defense Forces.

—Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2023

Mayor Eric Adams has moved to convert hotels, office buildings and other structures into temporary housing.

—Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023

Your plan to convert the garage into a home office could be met by a demand from your city to build a new garage or carport to preserve off-street parking spaces.

—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023

The Fighting Irish’s starting frontcourt of 6-foot-4 Lauren Ebo, 6-4 Kylee Watson, 6-3 Maddy Westbeld and 6-5 Natalija Marshall off the bench was a problem for Maryland in the first half until the team used a press to convert turnovers into instant offense.

—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2023

Call us cotton-linen converts from now on.

—Sarah Bradley, Health, 28 Mar. 2023

Bates was an instant convert.

—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023

Early converts to capitalism saw aid to the poor not merely as bad policy but as an existential threat, something that could sever the reliance of workers on owners.

—Matthew Desmond, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2023

Derided early on by the British rock press, Depeche Mode made converts in America, particularly in Southern California, where the band’s champions included Blade, then an influential D.J. at KROQ-FM.

—Alex Pappademas, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2023

The former Alabama All-American appeared as a nutritional convert.

—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 18 Mar. 2023

Lifelong Cadillac owners will feel perfectly at home, though potential converts may walk away shaking their heads.

—Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 16 Mar. 2023

On average, customers who participate in Fit Xperience convert at a 4X rate, have 20% higher average order values, purchase 40% higher units per transaction, and sign up for the loyalty program at a 2X rate, versus ones that do not scan with the technology.

—Yola Robert, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023

Sometimes striving to make converts creates dissidents instead — so Adam Hoffman observes in a recent piece in the New York Times.

—Adam M. Carrington, National Review, 5 Mar. 2023

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Other forms: converted; converts; converting

Think of the word convert as meaning «change,» whether it is a person who adopts a new belief, or a changing action, such as when you convert dollars into euros.

Many times we can catch a word’s meaning by looking at its origins. In this case, the Latin con means «around,» while vertere means «turn.» So we can figure that convert means to «turn around,» an object or one’s thoughts on an idea. For example, you might convert a meat eater into a vegetarian or an empty-nester might convert the kids’ bedroom into an exercise room.

Definitions of convert

verb

change the nature, purpose, or function of something

“convert lead into gold”

“convert hotels into jails”

“convert slaves to laborers”

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caramelise, caramelize

convert to caramel

rasterize

convert (an image) into pixels

humify

convert (plant remains) into humus

verbalise, verbalize

convert into a verb

sporulate

convert into spores

fictionalise, fictionalize, novelise, novelize

convert into the form or the style of a novel

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

receive

convert into sounds or pictures

reconvert

convert back

malt

convert into malt

malt

convert grain into malt

feudalize

bring (a country or people) under feudalism

flour

convert grain into flour

reclaim

make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state

ferment, work

cause to undergo fermentation

nitrify

convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria

fossilise, fossilize

convert to a fossil

tan

treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather

dress

convert into leather

compost

convert to compost

transition

cause to convert or undergo a transition

transcribe

convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA

scrap

make into scrap or refuse

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

vinify

convert a juice into wine by fermentation

lapidify, petrify

change into stone

bark

tan (a skin) with bark tannins

cipher, code, cypher, encipher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code

convert ordinary language into code

type of:

alter, change, modify

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
verb

change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change

“The substance
converts to an acid”
verb

change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy

“We
converted from 220 to 110 Volt”

synonyms:

change over
verb

make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

synonyms:

convince, win over

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disarm

make less hostile; win over

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persuade

cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody’s arm
verb

cause to adopt a new or different faith

“The missionaries
converted the Indian population”
verb

change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief

“She
converted to Buddhism”

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change

undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one’s or its original nature
verb

exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

“Could you
convert my dollars into pounds?”

“convert centimeters into inches”

“convert holdings into shares”

synonyms:

change, commute, exchange

change, shift, switch

lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
verb

exchange a penalty for a less severe one
verb

complete successfully
verb

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”

Definitions of convert

noun

a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief

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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 to a religion

Marrano

(medieval Spain and Portugal) a disparaging term for a Jew who converted to Christianity in order to avoid persecution but continued to practice their religion secretly

type of:

individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

a human being

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Last Update: Jan 03, 2023

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To convert is to change, to cause someone or something to change, or to alter your beliefs. … To change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product; transform. Convert water into ice.

What is converted Word?

In linguistics, conversion, also called zero derivation or null derivation, is a kind of word formation involving the creation of a word (of a new word class) from an existing word (of a different word class) without any change in form, which is to say, derivation using only zero.

Is converted or was converted?

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense converts, present participle converting , past tense, past participle converted pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (kənvɜːʳt ). The noun is pronounced (kɒnvɜːʳt ). If one thing is converted or converts into another, it is changed into a different form.

What is an example sentence for convert?

1) I must convert sorrow into strength. 2) Could we convert the small bedroom into a second bathroom? 3) What rate will I get if I convert my dollars into euros? 4) We convert him, and we capture his inner mind ; we reshape him.

What coverted means?

1 : not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled a covert alliance a covert military operation covert racism. 2 : covered over : sheltered covert places in the woods. covert. noun. co·vert | ˈkə-vərt , ˈkō-vərt also ˈkə-vər

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How do you use covertly?

Covertly sentence example

She covertly accepted the copied transcriptions of the young woman’s notebook that Cynthia presented to her. As he maneuvered the truck through muddy ruts in the drive, she covertly studied his profile.

What is the difference between change and convert?

As verbs the difference between change and convert

is that change is to become something different while convert is to transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.

Does convert mean change?

to change (something) into a different form or properties; transmute; transform. to cause to adopt a different religion, political doctrine, opinion, etc.: to convert the heathen.

What is the meaning of convert in a sentence?

transitive verb. 1a : to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another They tried to convert us to their way of thinking. b : to bring about a religious conversion in The missionaries converted the native people to Christianity.

What is the meaning of new convert?

countable noun. A convert is someone who has changed their religious or political beliefs.

Is it convert to or convert into?

convert into, convert to — Convert into means to change from one thing to another; convert to means to switch allegiance, loyalty, or obligation. See also related terms for obligation. Flashcards & Bookmarks ?

What is the meaning of convert in math?

To change a value or expression from one form to another. Measurement: to change from one unit to another such as from inches to millimeters, or liters to gallons, etc. Example: convert 12 inches to millimeters.

What are conversions in English?

Updated January 07, 2020. In English grammar, conversion is a word-formation process that assigns an existing word to a different word class, part of speech, or syntactic category. This process is also called zero derivation or a functional shift. The rhetorical term for grammatical conversion is anthimeria.

What is called conversion?

A conversion occurs when a visitor to your website completes a desired goal, such as filling out a form or making a purchase. The percentage of total visitors that convert is called your conversion rate. Depending on your site’s or business’s goals, conversion types might include: Online sales.

What is the biblical meaning of conversion?

Conversion to Christianity is the religious conversion of a previously non-Christian person to Christianity. Different sects of Christianity may perform various different kinds of rituals or ceremonies on a convert in order to initiate them into a community of believers.

What does convert mean examples?

To convert is to change, to cause someone or something to change, or to alter your beliefs. An example of convert is when you buy a single family house and break it up into apartments. … An example of convert is when you exchange dollars into Euros.

What does it mean to become converted?

Conversion is a lifelong process of becoming more Christlike through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. It includes a change not only in our behavior but in our desires, our attitudes, and our very natures.

What does Deresive mean?

: expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn : expressing or causing derision derisive laughter Given such follies …, it’s easy to be derisive of Jerry Lewis …—

What is the synonym of the word convert?

Some common synonyms of convert are metamorphose, transfigure, transform, transmogrify, and transmute. While all these words mean «to change a thing into a different thing,» convert implies a change fitting something for a new or different use or function.

What happens when you add to the word convert?

convert Add to list Share. … In this case, the Latin con means «around,» while vertere means «turn.» So we can figure that convert means to «turn around,» an object or one’s thoughts on an idea.

What is the noun of the word convert?

conversion. The act of converting something or someone.

What does spiritual conversion mean?

First, spiritual conversion involves a change of the core desti- nation of a person’s life. … Taken together, spiritual con- version radically alters a person’s understanding of the sacred, the self, relationships, and one’s place in the universe.

What is Acovert?

A covert narcissist is someone who craves admiration and importance as well as lacks empathy toward others but can act in a different way than an overt narcissist. When considering the behavior of narcissists, it might be hard to imagine how someone could be a narcissist and be inhibited in their approach and behavior.

What is the meaning of covertness?

Definitions of covertness. the state of being covert and hidden. synonyms: hiddenness. type of: concealment, privacy, privateness, secrecy. the condition of being concealed or hidden.

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con·vert

(kən-vûrt′)

v. con·vert·ed, con·vert·ing, con·verts

v.tr.

1. To change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product; transform: convert water into ice.

2. To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another; adapt to a new or different purpose: convert a forest into farmland.

3. To persuade or induce to adopt a particular religion, faith, or belief: convert pagans to Christianity; was converted to pacifism by the war.

4. To exchange for something of equal value: convert assets into cash.

5. To express (a quantity) in alternative units: converting feet into meters.

6. Logic To transform (a proposition) by conversion.

7. Law To appropriate (another’s property) without right to one’s own use.

8. Sports

a. To complete (a conversion, penalty shot, or free throw) successfully.

b. To score (a spare) in bowling.

v.intr.

1. To undergo a conversion: We converted to Islam several years ago.

2. To be converted: a sofa that converts into a bed; arms factories converting to peacetime production.

a. Football To make a conversion.

b. Sports To shoot and score a goal, especially immediately after receiving a pass or gaining control of a rebound.

n. (kŏn′vûrt′)

One who has been converted, especially from one religion or belief to another.

[Middle English converten, from Old French convertir, from Latin convertere, to turn around : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: convert, metamorphose, transfigure, transform, transmogrify, transmute
These verbs mean to change into a different form, substance, or state: convert stocks into cash; misery that was metamorphosed into happiness; a gangling adolescent who was transfigured into a handsome adult; transformed the bare stage into an enchanted forest; a boom that transmogrified the sleepy town into a bustling city; transmute one’s experiences into fiction.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

convert

vb (mainly tr)

1. to change or adapt the form, character, or function of; transform

2. to cause (someone) to change in opinion, belief, etc

3. to change (a person or his or her way of life, etc) for the better

4. (intr) to admit of being changed (into): the table converts into a tray.

5. (Chemistry) (also intr) to change or be changed into another chemical compound or physical state: to convert water into ice.

6. (General Physics) (also intr) to change or be changed into another chemical compound or physical state: to convert water into ice.

7. (Law) law

a. to assume unlawful proprietary rights over (personal property)

b. to change (property) from realty into personalty or vice versa

8. (Rugby) (also intr) rugby to make a conversion after (a try)

9. (Logic) logic to transpose the subject and predicate of (a proposition) by conversion

10. (Mathematics) to change (a value or measurement) from one system of units to another

11. (Banking & Finance) to exchange (a security or bond) for something of equivalent value

a person who has been converted to another belief, religion, etc

[C13: from Old French convertir, from Latin convertere to turn around, alter, transform, from vertere to turn]

conˈvertive adj

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con•vert

(v. kənˈvɜrt; n. ˈkɒn vɜrt)

v.i.

1. to change into something of different form or properties; transmute; transform.

2. to cause to adopt a different religion, belief, political doctrine, course, etc.

3. to cause a change from disbelief to faith.

4. to turn to another use or purpose; modify so as to serve a different function: to convert the study into a nursery.

5. to obtain an equivalent value for in an exchange or calculation, as money or units of measurement: to convert yards into meters.

6. to exchange (a bond or preferred stock) for another security, esp. common stock.

7. to cause (a substance) to undergo a chemical change: to convert sugar into alcohol.

8. to invert or transpose.

a. to assume unlawful rights of ownership of (personal property).

b. to change the form of (property), as from realty to personalty or vice versa.

10. to transpose the subject and predicate of (a logical proposition) by conversion.

11. to transmute (fertile material) into fissile nuclear fuel by neutron bombardment.

v.i.

12. to become converted.

13. to make a conversion in football or basketball.

14. one who has been converted, as to a religion.

[1250–1300; < Latin convertere to change completely]

Convert

1. the condition of a new convert to a religious belief.
2. the condition of a newly baptized convert to the early Christian church. — neophyte, n. — neophytic, adj.

1. the act of becoming or the condition of being a convert to an opinion, political party, or religious group.
2. an active policy of inviting or persuading converts, especially to a religious position. — proselyte, n. — proselyter, proselytist, n. — proselytize, v. — proselytistic, adj.

convert

Past participle: converted
Gerund: converting

Imperative
convert
convert

Present
I convert
you convert
he/she/it converts
we convert
you convert
they convert

Preterite
I converted
you converted
he/she/it converted
we converted
you converted
they converted

Present Continuous
I am converting
you are converting
he/she/it is converting
we are converting
you are converting
they are converting

Present Perfect
I have converted
you have converted
he/she/it has converted
we have converted
you have converted
they have converted

Past Continuous
I was converting
you were converting
he/she/it was converting
we were converting
you were converting
they were converting

Past Perfect
I had converted
you had converted
he/she/it had converted
we had converted
you had converted
they had converted

Future
I will convert
you will convert
he/she/it will convert
we will convert
you will convert
they will convert

Future Perfect
I will have converted
you will have converted
he/she/it will have converted
we will have converted
you will have converted
they will have converted

Future Continuous
I will be converting
you will be converting
he/she/it will be converting
we will be converting
you will be converting
they will be converting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been converting
you have been converting
he/she/it has been converting
we have been converting
you have been converting
they have been converting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been converting
you will have been converting
he/she/it will have been converting
we will have been converting
you will have been converting
they will have been converting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been converting
you had been converting
he/she/it had been converting
we had been converting
you had been converting
they had been converting

Conditional
I would convert
you would convert
he/she/it would convert
we would convert
you would convert
they would convert

Past Conditional
I would have converted
you would have converted
he/she/it would have converted
we would have converted
you would have converted
they would have converted

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	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
Verb	1.	convert — change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; «We converted from 220 to 110 Volt» change over 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»
	2.	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»
	3.	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»
	4.	convert — 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» exchange, commute, change 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»
	5.	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» 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
	6.	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»
	7.	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»
	8.	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»
	9.	convert — make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; «He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product» convince, win over 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»
	10.	convert — exchange a penalty for a less severe one commute, exchange 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»
	11.	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

convert

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

convert

verb

To change into a different form, substance, or state:

Translations

مُهتدِ الى دين، مُعتَنِق دينا آخريَتَحَّوَلُيُحوِّليَعتَنِق دينا آخر

konvertitaobrátit napřeměnitpřestavětzměnit

konverterekonvertitlave omomdanneomvende

muuntaa

pretvoriti

megtérítmegtért

breyta; vera umbreytanlegurskipta um trútrúskiptingur

変える

…을 (…으로) 변하게 하다

atverčiamasatverstikabrioletaskeičiamaskeičiamumas

atgrieztaisjaunpievērstaiskonvertētpārveidotpārvērst

konvertitaobrátiť

preureditispremenitispreobrniti se

omvända

เปลี่ยน

chuyển đổi

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

convert

[kənˈvɜː^rt]

[ˈkɒnvɜː^rt] n (= person) → converti(e) m/f
a convert to sth [+ religion, ideology] → un(e) converti(e) à qch
to be a convert to sth → avoir été converti(e) à qch

convert

n (lit, fig) → Bekehrte(r) mf; (to another denomination) → Konvertit m; to become a convert to something (lit, fig) → sich zu etw bekehren

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

convert

[n ˈkɒnvɜːt; vb kənˈvɜːt]

1. n → convertito/a

convert

(kənˈvəːt) verb

1. to change from one thing into another. He has converted his house into four separate flats; This sofa converts into a bed.

2. to change from one religion etc to another. He was converted to Christianity.

(ˈkonvəːt) noun

a person who has been converted to a particular religion etc. a convert to Buddhism.

conˈvertible adjective

that may or can be converted. a convertible sofa.

noun

a car with a folding or detachable top.

conˌvertiˈbility noun

convert

→ يَتَحَّوَلُ změnit konvertere umwandeln μετατρέπω convertir muuntaa convertir pretvoriti convertire 変える …을 (…으로) 변하게 하다 converteren omforme przerobić converter трансформировать omvända เปลี่ยน değiştirmek chuyển đổi 转换

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