1. convert
verb. ['ˈkɑːnvɝt, kənˈvɝːt'] change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy.
Synonyms
- transduce
- decimalise
- alter
- metrify
- modify
- change
- change over
- metricise
- metricate
- metricize
- float
Antonyms
- heat
- discolor
- accelerate
- tune
Etymology
- convertir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- converto (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Convert
- disconcert
- vanwert
- subvert
- reassert
- mcwhirt
- dilbert
- concert
- boisvert
- unhurt
- thibert
- squirt
- revert
- pervert
- mcguirt
- mcgirt
- invert
- insert
- exert
- divert
- dessert
- desert
- spurt
- skirt
- schwerdt
- overt
- inert
- flirt
- evert
- blurt
- avert
Example sentences of the word convert
1. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Like plants on land, phytoplankton convert the sugar to energy in the process called cellular respiration.
2. Verb, base form
Specify whether you want to convert the file immediately or on a specific date and time.
3. Noun, singular or mass
Place greenery against a blue backdrop and you’ll find yourself an instant convert.
Quotes containing the word convert
1. The chief function of the city is to convert power into form, energy into culture, dead matter into the living symbols of art, biological reproduction into social creativity.
- Lewis Mumford
2. Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That's success.
- Zig Ziglar
3. I’ll convert a school desk into a tricycle, because how else am I supposed to learn to love? It’s not like baseball gloves are very effective oven mitts.
- Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not FOR SALE
2. convert
verb. ['ˈkɑːnvɝt, kənˈvɝːt'] change the nature, purpose, or function of something.
Synonyms
- ferment
- caramelize
- scrap
- mineralize
- novelise
- compost
- alter
- dress
- fictionalise
- hay
- feudalize
- keratinize
- nitrify
- opalise
- fictionalize
- slag
- verbalize
- malt
- cutinize
- verbalise
- work
- opalize
- transcribe
- fossilize
- change
- reconvert
- ozonise
- encode
- sulfate
- ozonize
- transition
- lignify
- sporulate
- humify
- reclaim
- novelize
- receive
- diazotize
- caramelise
- keratinise
- rasterize
- duplex
- deaden
- modify
- fossilise
- flour
Antonyms
- demilitarize
- dehydrogenate
- sensitise
- destabilise
Etymology
- convertir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- converto (Latin)
3. convert
verb. ['ˈkɑːnvɝt, kənˈvɝːt'] exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category.
Synonyms
- rectify
- shift
- utilize
- launder
- commute
- exchange
- capitalise
- change
- switch
- break
- replace
Antonyms
- demilitarise
- transitivize
- decontaminate
- clean
Etymology
- convertir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- converto (Latin)
4. convert
verb. ['ˈkɑːnvɝt, kənˈvɝːt'] change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief.
Antonyms
- denazify
Etymology
- convertir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- converto (Latin)
5. convert
noun. ['ˈkɑːnvɝt, kənˈvɝːt'] a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief.
Synonyms
- someone
- soul
- proselyte
- Converso
- person
- individual
- somebody
Antonyms
- achromatic
- deconcentrate
- destabilize
- enable
Etymology
- convertir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- converto (Latin)
6. convert
verb. ['ˈkɑːnvɝt, kənˈvɝːt'] cause to adopt a new or different faith.
Synonyms
- proselytise
- latinise
- alter
- Islamize
- catholicize
- modify
- catholicise
- Christianize
- change
- latinize
- evangelise
- Islamise
- evangelize
- Christianise
Antonyms
- naturalize
- brighten
- occidentalize
- inactivate
Etymology
- convertir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- converto (Latin)
7. convert
verb. ['ˈkɑːnvɝt, kənˈvɝːt'] make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something.
Synonyms
- convince
- disarm
- win over
Antonyms
- de-iodinate
- dry
- cool
- demythologize
Etymology
- convertir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- converto (Latin)
8. convert
verb. ['ˈkɑːnvɝt, kənˈvɝːt'] change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change.
Synonyms
- caramelise
- malt
- caramelize
- immobilize
- change
- melanize
- melanise
Antonyms
- loosen
- depersonalize
- dissimilate
- increase
Etymology
- convertir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- converto (Latin)
9. convert
verb. ['ˈkɑːnvɝt, kənˈvɝːt'] score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone.
Synonyms
- score
- hit
- rack up
Antonyms
- deoxidize
- nationalize
- dehumanize
- complicate
Etymology
- convertir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- converto (Latin)
10. convert
verb. ['ˈkɑːnvɝt, kənˈvɝːt'] exchange a penalty for a less severe one.
Synonyms
- exchange
- commute
- modify
- change
Antonyms
- stabilize
- better
- assimilate
- stiffen
Etymology
- convertir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- converto (Latin)