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"t": "I refute, prove"
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"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin convincō (“I refute, prove”), from con- + vincō (“I conquer, vanquish”). Doublet of convict. Displaced native Old English oferreċċan.",
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{
"text": "I wouldn't have or do something, unless I'm convinced that it's good.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1718, Francis Atterbury, sermon preached on Easter Day at Westminster Abbey",
"text": "Such convincing proofs and assurances of it as might enable them to convince others.",
"type": "quotation"
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"To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence."
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"sure",
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"logic",
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],
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"argument",
"argument"
],
[
"evidence",
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]
],
"translations": [
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔaqnaʕa",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "أَقْنَعَ"
},
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"roman": "ʔagnaʕ",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
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"roman": "ʔaqnaʕ",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"South-Levantine-Arabic"
],
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hamozel",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "համոզել"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convencer"
},
{
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "inandırmaq"
},
{
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"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "konbentzitu"
},
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zapéŭnivacʹ",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
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],
"word": "запэ́ўніваць"
},
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"roman": "zapéŭnicʹ",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
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"word": "запэ́ўніць"
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"roman": "ubeždavam",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "убеждавам"
},
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"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ubedjá",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
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],
"word": "убедя́"
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{
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convèncer"
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{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "說服"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shuōfú",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "说服"
},
{
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "přesvědčit"
},
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"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "overbevise"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "overtale"
},
{
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "overtyde"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "overtuigen"
},
{
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "konvinki"
},
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"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "veenma"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "vakuuttaa"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convaincre"
},
{
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "persuader"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "darc̣muneba",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "დარწმუნება"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "überzeugen"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "peítho",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "πείθω"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "peíthō",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "πείθω"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "shikhnéa",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "שכנע"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "meggyőz"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "sannfæra"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convincere"
},
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"alt": "せっとくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "settoku-surú",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "説得する"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nattoku-saseru",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "納得させる"
},
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"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "jikaku-saseru",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "自覚させる"
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"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "prɑlaom",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "ប្រលោម"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "ɑntɔɔŋ",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "អន្ទង"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "bɑɲcoh bɑɲcool",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "បញ្ចុះបញ្ចូល"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "napdeuksikida",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "납득시키다"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hwaksinsikida",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "확신시키다"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "seoldeukhada",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "설득하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "persuadere"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "la",
"english": "to have oneself convinced",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "sibi persuasum habere"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convinco"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "pārliecināt"
},
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"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ubeduva",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "убедува"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ubedi",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "убеди"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "ikkonvinċa"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "whakapakepake"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "whakakīkī"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "whakawhere"
},
{
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"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "itgüülex",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "итгүүлэх"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "ünemšüülex",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "үнэмшүүлэх"
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "overbevise"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "oferreccan"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "oferstǣlan"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "przekonywać"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "przekonać"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convencer"
},
{
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convinge"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "cunventscher"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "conventscher"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "persvader"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "parschuader"
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"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ubeždátʹ",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "убежда́ть"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ubedítʹ",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "убеди́ть"
},
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"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "cumbínchere"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "cumbinci"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "cumbínghere"
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{
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"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "cunvinci"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "cunvínciri"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "у̀вјерити"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "убе́дити"
},
{
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
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"word": "ùvjeriti"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"Roman"
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"word": "ubéditi"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "cunvìnciri"
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{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "cummìnciri"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "presvedčiť"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "prepríčati"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convencer"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "övertyga"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "nammiñcu",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "నమ్మించు"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "oppiñcu",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "ఒప్పించు"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "ikna etmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "perekónuvaty",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "переко́нувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "perekonáty",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "перекона́ти"
},
{
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"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convinçer"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convinser"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convinçar"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 2 2 2 2",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "thuyết phục"
}
]
},
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"To persuade."
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"To overcome, conquer, vanquish."
],
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"To overcome, conquer, vanquish."
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"(obsolete, transitive) To confute; to prove wrong."
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"guilty",
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔaqnaʕa",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "أَقْنَعَ"
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"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
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},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hamozel",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "համոզել"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convencer"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "inandırmaq"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "konbentzitu"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zapéŭnivacʹ",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "запэ́ўніваць"
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{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zapéŭnicʹ",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
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"word": "запэ́ўніць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ubeždavam",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "убеждавам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ubedjá",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "убедя́"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convèncer"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "說服"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shuōfú",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "说服"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "přesvědčit"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "overbevise"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "overtale"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "overtyde"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "overtuigen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "konvinki"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "veenma"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "vakuuttaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convaincre"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "persuader"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "darc̣muneba",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "დარწმუნება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "überzeugen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "peítho",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "πείθω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "peíthō",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "πείθω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "shikhnéa",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "שכנע"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "meggyőz"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "sannfæra"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convincere"
},
{
"alt": "せっとくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "settoku-surú",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "説得する"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nattoku-saseru",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "納得させる"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "jikaku-saseru",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "自覚させる"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "prɑlaom",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "ប្រលោម"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "ɑntɔɔŋ",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "អន្ទង"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "bɑɲcoh bɑɲcool",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "បញ្ចុះបញ្ចូល"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "napdeuksikida",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "납득시키다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hwaksinsikida",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "확신시키다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "seoldeukhada",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "설득하다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "persuadere"
},
{
"code": "la",
"english": "to have oneself convinced",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "sibi persuasum habere"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convinco"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "pārliecināt"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ubeduva",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "убедува"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ubedi",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "убеди"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "ikkonvinċa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "whakapakepake"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "whakakīkī"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "whakawhere"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "itgüülex",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "итгүүлэх"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "ünemšüülex",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "үнэмшүүлэх"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "overbevise"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "oferreccan"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "oferstǣlan"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "przekonywać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "przekonać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convencer"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convinge"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "cunventscher"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "conventscher"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "persvader"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "parschuader"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ubeždátʹ",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "убежда́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ubedítʹ",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "убеди́ть"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "cumbínchere"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "cumbinci"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "cumbínghere"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "cunvinci"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "cunvínciri"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "у̀вјерити"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "убе́дити"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "ùvjeriti"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "ubéditi"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "cunvìnciri"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "cummìnciri"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "presvedčiť"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "prepríčati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convencer"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "övertyga"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "nammiñcu",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "నమ్మించు"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "oppiñcu",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "ఒప్పించు"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "ikna etmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "perekónuvaty",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "переко́нувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "perekonáty",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "перекона́ти"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convinçer"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convinser"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "convinçar"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make someone believe, or feel sure about something",
"word": "thuyết phục"
}
],
"word": "convince"
}
{
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "it",
"2": "verb form"
},
"expansion": "convince",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Italian entries with incorrect language header",
"Italian non-lemma forms",
"Italian verb forms"
],
"form_of": [
{
"word": "convincere"
}
],
"glosses": [
"third-person singular present indicative of convincere"
],
"links": [
[
"convincere",
"convincere#Italian"
]
],
"tags": [
"form-of",
"indicative",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
}
],
"word": "convince"
}
{
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "verb form"
},
"expansion": "convince",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Latin entries with incorrect language header",
"Latin non-lemma forms",
"Latin verb forms"
],
"form_of": [
{
"word": "convincō"
}
],
"glosses": [
"second-person singular present active imperative of convincō"
],
"links": [
[
"convincō",
"convinco#Latin"
]
],
"tags": [
"active",
"form-of",
"imperative",
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
}
],
"word": "convince"
}
{
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pms",
"2": "verb"
},
"expansion": "convince",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Piedmontese",
"lang_code": "pms",
"pos": "verb",
"related": [
{
"word": "convinsion"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Piedmontese entries with incorrect language header",
"Piedmontese lemmas",
"Piedmontese terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Piedmontese verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"to convince"
],
"links": [
[
"convince",
"convince#English"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/kuŋˈviŋt͡ʃe/"
}
],
"word": "convince"
}
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