"How again was it that you convinced me to do this?" the boy said to his friend before they jumped out of the plane on their first sky dive. Convince means to talk someone into something, or win someone over.
To overpower; to overcome; to subdue or master.
Verb
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"
v. t.
To overpower; to overcome; to subdue or master.
v. t.
To overcome by argument; to force to yield assent to
truth; to satisfy by proof.
v. t.
To confute; to prove the fallacy of.
v. t.
To prove guilty; to convict.
Convince
His two chamberlains Will I with wine and wassail so convince That memory, the warder of the brain, Shall be a fume.2.
Such convincing proofs and assurances of it as might enable them to convince others.3.
God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.4.
Which of you convinceth me of sin?
Seek not to convince me of a crime Which I can ne'er repent, nor you can pardon.
To overpower; to overcome; to subdue or master.
Usage Examples
One of the amazing things about the Internet is that the content creators are the gatekeepers. We can think of an idea and execute it quickly, and we didn't have to pitch the idea to a major network or convince a studio head to sign-off on the concept.
As long as you as an individual... can convince yourself that in order to move forward as best you can you have to be optimistic, you can be described as 'one of the faithful,' one of those people who can say, 'Well, look, something's going to happen! Let's just keep trying. Let's not give up.
Computers have become more friendly, understandable, and lots of years and thought have been put into developing software to convince people that they want and need a computer.
Maybe I am a little bit guilty of trying to convince myself that I am cool to this point - even today. But I am so much more healthy than I used to be in my twenties, because I was not accepted at all.
I did get a very fine education, and not just in science. It took some pressure on the part of my elders to convince me that I really should take an interest in humanities.
A few years' experience will convince us that those things which at the time they happened we regarded as our greatest misfortunes have proved our greatest blessings.
Nothing that you do will ever feel good if you let people convince you that you have no choice.
Here in Silicon Valley, I have taken part in hundreds of conversations trying to convince people to dive in and become entrepreneurs. All too often, innovators with good, safe, jobs are unwilling to put their family's access to health care at risk by walking away from company-backed medical insurance.
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Other Usage ExamplesScience is the international language, so when we are able to convince countries that good decision-making for human health and animal health is based upon science, that's a real success story for us.
In speech after speech on his health care plan, the President has tried to convince us that what he is proposing will be good for America. But, how can it be good for America if it raises taxes by a half trillion dollars and costs a trillion dollars or more to implement?
Leadership is about doing what you know is right - even when a growing din of voices around you is trying to convince you to accept what you know to be wrong.
At a time when we are facing threats from nations such as North Korea and Iran, and attempting to convince others such as India and Pakistan to become responsible nuclear powers, it is vital that America reclaims the leadership we once had on arms control.
If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe what they see.
Poetry has done enough when it charms, but prose must also convince.
I wish your increase in holiness, number, love, religion, and righteousness and wait you, and cease to contend with these men that are gone from us, for there is nothing that shall convince them but judgment.
It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick. But this time it won't work.
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