different between convince vs convect

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convinc? (“I refute, prove”), from con- + vinc? (“I conquer, vanquish”). Doublet of convict. Displaced native Old English oferre??an.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /k?n?v?ns/
• Rhymes: -?ns

Verb

convince (third-person singular simple present convinces, present participle convincing, simple past and past participle convinced)

1. To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
   • 1718, Francis Atterbury, sermon preached on Easter Day at Westminster Abbey

     Such convincing proofs and assurances of it as might enable them to convince others.

2. To persuade.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To overcome, conquer, vanquish.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To confute; to prove wrong.
5. (obsolete, transitive) To prove guilty; to convict.

Synonyms

• persuade
• satisfy
• assure
• convert
• win over

Related terms

Translations

Italian

Verb

convince

1. third-person singular present of convincere

Latin

Verb

convince

1. second-person singular present active imperative of convinc?

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku??vi?t??e/

Verb

convince

1. to convince

Related terms

• convinsion

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

convect (third-person singular simple present convects, present participle convecting, simple past and past participle convected)

1. To carry or convey; to move (a warm fluid) upward through a cooler fluid, to transfer heat or a fluid by convection.

   The heated surface caused the air to convect.

Derived terms

• convection
• convector