convince

/kənvˈɪns/

/kənˈvɪns/

[verb]

to convince

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to persuade someone into doing something

to make someone feel certain about the truth of something

synonyms : convert

win over

Examples

1. The advertisement for the online course convinced me to enroll.

2. His strong argument convinced the team to change their strategy.

3. Everyone from the Prime Minister, to the Governor of the Bank of England, to the Mayor of London, to the Director of the IMF, to Uncle Tom Cobley and all convinced us that we needed these austerity measures to survive the recession.

4. The salesperson worked his charm to convince the customer to buy the expensive product.