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convert

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˈkɑnvɝt// con·vert Academic Archaic General-service

n. someone who has changed their mind to support a new idea, religion, or team. You use this when a person starts believing in something they didn't like before.

n. a person who has been persuaded to change their religious faith or adopt a different set of beliefs or opinions.


SIMPLE

She is a recent convert to the local cycling club.

CONTEXTUAL

After years of using traditional methods, the manager became a convert to digital project management tools.

COMPLEX

The political party focused its campaign on the undecided voters, knowing that a single passionate convert could influence an entire household's voting patterns.

Synonyms
Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Proto-Italic *komwertō Latin convertōder. Old French convertirbor. Middle English converten English convert From Middle English converten, from Old French convertir, from Latin converto (“turn around”).

Usage

Often followed by the preposition 'to' to indicate the new belief or group.

Pitfall

he is a convert of Buddhismhe is a convert to BuddhismThe noun 'convert' typically takes the preposition 'to' rather than 'of' when identifying the new faith or system.

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