Convert definition
Convert water into ice.
Convert grain into flour.
Convert a forest into farmland.
Converting feet into meters.
We converted to Islam several years ago.
Convert assets into cash.
How do you convert feet into metres?
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 convince someone to change from Catholic to Protestant.
An example of convert is when you exchange dollars into Euros.
An example of convert is when you change your religion from Catholic to Protestant.
They were all converts to Islam.
We’ve converted to Methodism.
The chair converts into a bed.
A sofa that converts into a bed; arms factories converting to peacetime production.
Convert pagans to Christianity; was converted to pacifism by the war.
I never really liked broccoli before, but now that I've tasted it the way you cook it, I'm a convert!
An example of a convert is a person who joins a cult and abandons his old religious beliefs.
Origin of convert
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old French convertir, from Latin converto (“turn around”)
From Wiktionary