English Dictionary
Definition of “convincible”
Word Frequency
convince (kənˈvɪns
)
Definitions
verb
- may take a clause as object to make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; persuade
- (mainly US) to persuade (someone) to do something
- (obsolete)
- to overcome
- to prove guilty
Derived Forms
conˈvincement nounconˈvincer noun
conˈvincible adjective
The use of convince to talk about persuading someone to do something is considered by many British speakers
to be wrong or unacceptable
Word Origin
C16: from Latin convincere to demonstrate incontrovertibly, from com- (intensive) + vincere to overcome, conquerSponsored Links
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