Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

convince

/kənˈvɪns/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: con-vince
IPA: /kənˈvɪns/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.

verb

verb

To overcome, conquer, vanquish.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To behave believably in a role; to make someone perceive oneself as the character being portrayed.

verb

To confute; to prove wrong.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To prove guilty; to convict.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I wouldn't have or do something, unless I'm convinced that it's good."
"Such convincing proofs and assurances of it as might enable them to convince others."
"[…]his two Chamberlaines / Will I with Wine, and Waſſell, ſo conuince, / That Memorie, the Warder of the Braine, / Shall be a Fume,[…]"
"For hee mightily conuinced the Iewes, and that publikely, shewing by the scriptures, that Iesus was Christ."
"And therfore, God neuer wrought Miracle, to conuince Atheiſme, becauſe his Ordinary Works conuince it."
"Which of you conuinceth mee of ſinne?"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convincō (“to refute, prove”), from con- + vincō (“to conquer, vanquish”). Doublet of convict. Displaced native Old English oferreċċan.

Word Breakdown

Root: *weyk-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kənˈvɪns/
British English: /kənˈvɪns/

Usage

Inflected Forms

convinces (present, singular) convincing (participle, present) convinced (participle, past) convinced (past)

Derived Forms

convinceable convincement convincer unconvince

Frequently Paired Words

convict conviction convincible convincingly reconvince

Synonyms

assure convert convict satisfy win over bring round convince draw gain over persuade pimp prevail upon

Rhymes With

since prince vince port-au-prince rinse mince quince ince wince evince lince linse

Questions

How do you pronounce convince?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈvɪns/.
What does convince mean?: To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
Where does convince come from?: Borrowed from Latin convincō (“to refute, prove”), from con- + vincō (“to conquer, vanquish”). Doublet of convict. Displaced native Old English oferreċċan.

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