Crossword clues for convinced
convinced
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Convince \Con*vince"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Convinced; p. pr. & vb. n. Convincing.] [L. convincere, -victum, to refute, prove; con- + vincere to conquer. See Victor, and cf. Convict.]
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To overpower; to overcome; to subdue or master. [Obs.]
His two chamberlains Will I with wine and wassail so convince That memory, the warder of the brain, Shall be a fume.
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To overcome by argument; to force to yield assent to truth; to satisfy by proof.
Such convincing proofs and assurances of it as might enable them to convince others.
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To confute; to prove the fallacy of. [Obs.]
God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.
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To prove guilty; to convict. [Obs.]
Which of you convinceth me of sin?
--John viii. 46.Seek not to convince me of a crime Which I can ne'er repent, nor you can pardon.
--Dryden.Syn: To persuade; satisfy; convict.
Usage: To Convince, persuade. To convince is an act of the understanding; to persuade, of the will or feelings. The one is effected by argument, the other by motives. There are cases, however, in which persuade may seem to be used in reference only to the assent of the understanding; as when we say, I am persuaded it is so; I can not persuade myself of the fact. But in such instances there is usually or always a degree of awakened feeling which has had its share in producing the assent of the understanding.
Wiktionary
In a state of believe, especially from evidence but not necessarily. v
(en-past of: convince)
WordNet
adj. having a strong belief or conviction; "a convinced and fanatical pacifist" [ant: unconvinced]
persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win" [syn: convinced(p), positive(p), confident(p)]
Usage examples of "convinced".
Conditions were eroding so rapidly that by August, the second CIA station chief was already convinced that he needed to issue his first aardwolf to warn Washington.
A number of aces came forward to support this explanation, but the public does not seem convinced.
The Warrens were among those who had adamantly opposed the Constitution, convinced it would only encourage speculation and vice.
Warrens were among those who had adamantly opposed the Constitution, convinced it would only encourage speculation and vice.
Close study of the facts had convinced Adams of the innocence of the soldiers.
The more Adams thought about the future of his country, the more convinced he became that it rested on education.
Convinced that Adams was deliberately withholding information favorable to the French, Republicans in and out of Congress began insisting that the documents be made available at once.
CONVINCED he could run the government as well from Quincy as at Philadelphia, Adams stretched his stay at home from late March to September, fully seven months.
Captain Steve was convinced that we might hook a marlin or at least a big ahi at any moment, and he wanted to be at the controls when it happened.
I found it difficult to accept myself, but Alim has convinced me that we must.
Habbers to leave, and Alim has convinced him of the wisdom of working with us.
She was convinced that the allomorphic trait could easily be eradicated through genetic engineering.
All this was significant, but when the stranger delivered him two rolls, one addressed to the chief of the royal scribes of the Pharaoh, the other to the royal murket, and paid him with a jewel, the Amalekite, convinced and satisfied, prostrated himself.
However, I am convinced that as we move back through geophysical time so we re-enter the amnionic corridor and move back through spinal and archaeopsychic time, recollecting in our unconscious minds the landscapes of each epoch, each with a distinct geological terrain, its own unique flora and fauna, as recognisable to anyone else as they would be to a traveller in a Wellsian time machine.
The worst Thom could discover was that Amathera had convinced two handsome young lords that each was the true love of her life and Andric only a means to an end.