Added 8 October 2026
convert
/kənˈvɜːt/ verb
Latin root: converto Wiktionary
verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about convert at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.
A kettle converts water into steam.
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To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another.
He converted his garden into a tennis court.
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To induce (someone) to adopt a particular religion, faith, ideology or belief .
They converted her to Roman Catholicism on her deathbed.
noun
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A person who has converted to a religion.
They were all converts to Islam.
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A person who is now in favour of something that they previously opposed or disliked.
I never really liked broccoli before, but now that I've tasted it the way you cook it, I'm a convert!
- Anyone who has converted from being one thing to being another.
Origin
From Middle English converten, from Old French convertir, from Latin converto (“turn around”).
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)