different between convince vs perswade

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

Verb

perswade (third-person singular simple present perswades, present participle perswading, simple past and past participle perswaded)

1. Obsolete spelling of persuade