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convert

noun
 
/ˈkɒnvɜːt/
 
/ˈkɑːnvɜːrt/
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  1. convert (from something) (to something) a person who has changed their religion, beliefs or opinions
    • a convert to Islam
    • converts from other faiths
    • a convert to the cause
    Extra Examples
    • Pope Clement was a convert from paganism.
    • a recent convert to Catholicism
    • an attempt to gain converts to Communism
    Topics Opinion and argumentc1, Religion and festivalsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • new
    • recent
    • enthusiastic
    • …
    verb + convert
    • become
    • attract
    • gain
    • …
    preposition
    • convert from
    • convert to
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    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘turn round, send in a different direction’): from Old French convertir, based on Latin convertere ‘turn about’, from con- ‘altogether’ + vertere ‘turn’.
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