The meaning of CONVINCE is to bring (as by argument) to belief, consent, or a course of action : persuade. How to use convince in a sentence.

CONVINCE meaning: 1. to persuade someone or make someone certain: 2. to persuade someone or make someone certain…. Learn more.

1. to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince you of his guilt. 2. Obs. to prove or find guilty. 3. Obs. to overcome; vanquish. con•vinc′er, n.

Definition of convince verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If someone or something convinces you of something, they make you believe that it is true or that it exists. I soon convinced the jury of my innocence. [VERB noun + of] It is difficult to convince the …

to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.

If the distinction is accepted, then convince should not be used with an infinitive: He persuaded (not convinced) me to go. In our 1981 survey, 61 percent of the Usage Panel rejected the use of convince …

To convince someone involves causing them to believe firmly in the truth of something, primarily through logical argument or evidence. Conversely, to persuade is to compel someone to do something or to …

Synonyms for CONVINCE: persuade, satisfy, bring, get, induce, urge, attract, argue; Antonyms of CONVINCE: deter, discourage, dissuade, unsell

[ + to do sth ] I convinced her to go to the doctor's. It took some doing to convince him to come. (Definition of convince from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)