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CONVERT

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who has been converted to another religious or political belief

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("convert" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "convert"):

Converso ((medieval Spain and Portugal) a Jew or Moor who professed to convert to Christianity in order to avoid persecution or expulsion)

proselyte (a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism)

Derivation:

convert (change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief)

convert (cause to adopt a new or different faith)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change

Example:

The substance converts to an acid

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "convert" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Verb group:

convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "convert"):

caramelise; caramelize (be converted into caramel)

malt (turn into malt, become malt)

immobilise; immobilize (convert (assets) into fixed capital)

melanise; melanize (convert into, or infiltrate with melanin)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Derivation:

converter (a device for changing one substance or form or state into another)

convertible (capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Change the nature, purpose, or function of something

Example:

convert slaves to laborers

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "convert" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Verb group:

convert (change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "convert"):

tan (treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather)

dress (convert into leather)

compost (convert to compost)

transition (cause to convert or undergo a transition)

transcribe (convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA)

scrap (make into scrap or refuse)

keratinise; keratinize (convert into keratin)

diazotize (convert (an amine) into a diazo compound)

hay (convert (plant material) into hay)

lignify (convert into wood or cause to become woody)

mineralize (transform (a metal) into an ore)

mineralize (convert into a mineral substance)

ozonise; ozonize (convert (oxygen) into ozone)

slag (convert into slag)

sulfate (convert into a sulfate)

cutinize (convert into cutin)

duplex (change into a duplex)

encode (convert information into code)

caramelise; caramelize (convert to caramel)

rasterize (convert (an image) into pixels)

humify (convert (plant remains) into humus)

verbalise; verbalize (convert into a verb)

sporulate (convert into spores)

fictionalise; fictionalize; novelise; novelize (convert into the form or the style of a novel)

deaden (convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil)

opalise; opalize (replace or convert into opal)

receive (convert into sounds or pictures)

reconvert (convert back)

malt (convert into malt)

malt (convert grain into malt)

feudalize (bring (a country or people) under feudalism)

flour (convert grain into flour)

reclaim (make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state)

ferment; work (cause to undergo fermentation)

nitrify (convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria)

fossilise; fossilize (convert to a fossil)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

conversion (the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another)

convertible (designed to be changed from one use or form to another)

convertor (a device for changing one substance or form or state into another)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

Example:

convert holdings into shares

Synonyms:

change; commute; convert; exchange

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "convert" is one way to...):

replace (substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected))

Verb group:

change; shift; switch (lay aside, abandon, or leave for another)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "convert"):

break (exchange for smaller units of money)

launder (convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones)

capitalise; capitalize (convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital)

utilize (convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust))

rectify (convert into direct current)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

conversion (act of exchanging one type of money or security for another)

convertible (capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Exchange a penalty for a less severe one

Synonyms:

commute; convert; exchange

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "convert" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 5

Meaning:

Change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy

Example:

We converted from 220 to 110 Volt

Synonyms:

change over; convert

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "convert" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "convert"):

transduce (cause transduction (of energy forms))

metricate; metricise; metricize; metrify (convert from a non-metric to the metric system)

decimalise; decimalize (change to the decimal system)

float (convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

conversion (an event that results in a transformation)

converter (a device for changing one substance or form or state into another)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief

Example:

She converted to Buddhism

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "convert" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Verb group:

convert (cause to adopt a new or different faith)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

conversion (a change of religion)

convert (a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Cause to adopt a new or different faith

Example:

The missionaries converted the Indian population

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "convert" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Cause:

convert (change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief)

Verb group:

convert (change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "convert"):

Islamise; Islamize (convert to Islam)

Christianise; Christianize; evangelise; evangelize (convert to Christianity)

catholicise; catholicize; latinise; latinize (cause to adopt Catholicism)

proselytise; proselytize (convert to another faith or religion)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

convert (a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

Example:

He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product

Synonyms:

convert; convince; win over

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "convert" is one way to...):

persuade (cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "convert"):

disarm (make less hostile; win over)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence examples:

Sam cannot convert Sue

The performance is likely to convert Sue

Sense 9

Meaning:

Score (a spare)

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "convert" is one way to...):

hit; rack up; score; tally (gain points in a game)

Verb group:

convert (complete successfully)

convert (score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone)

Domain category:

bowling (a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 10

Meaning:

Complete successfully

Example:

score a penalty shot or free throw

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "convert" is one way to...):

hit; rack up; score; tally (gain points in a game)

Verb group:

convert (score (a spare))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 11

Meaning:

Score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone

Example:

Smith converted and his team won

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "convert" is one way to...):

hit; rack up; score; tally (gain points in a game)

Verb group:

convert (score (a spare))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

conversion (a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The performance and efficiency of flexible devices, however, pale in comparison to rigid devices, which have been superior in their ability to convert body heat into usable energy.

(Flexible Wearable Electronics Use Body Heat for Energy, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Methylprednisolone acetate is converted into active prednisolone in the body, which activates glucocorticoid receptor mediated gene expression.

(Methylprednisolone Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

Understanding the processes that convert these waves tells us how the charged particles in radiation belts are distributed, and how they can impact our satellites.

(Scientists deepen understanding of magnetic fields that surround Earth, National Science Foundation)

AFP464 is rapidly converted to aminoflavone in plasma.

(AFP464, NCI Thesaurus)

L-alanosine inhibits adenylosuccinate synthetase, which converts inosine monophospate (IMP) into adenylosuccinate, an intermediate in purine metabolism.

(Alanosine, NCI Thesaurus)

Less than the necessary amount of the enzyme that converts methemoglobin into hemoglobin.

(Methemoglobin Reductase Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

Methylprednisolone sodium succinate is converted into active prednisolone in the body, which activates glucocorticoid receptor mediated gene expression.

(Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate, NCI Thesaurus)

A small amount of methemoglobin is present in the blood normally, but injury or toxic agents convert a larger proportion of hemoglobin into methemoglobin, which does not function reversibly as an oxygen carrier.

(Methemoglobinemia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Upon topical administration, methyl-5-aminolevulinate in the cream is selectively absorbed by tumor cells where it is converted to the photosensitizer protoporphyrin IX (PpIX).

(Methyl-5-Aminolevulinate Hydrochloride Cream, NCI Thesaurus)

When administered intravenously in low doses, this agent may convert methemoglobin to hemoglobin.

(Methylene Blue, NCI Thesaurus)