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Definition of Convince
Convince

To overpower; to overcome; to subdue or master.

To overcome by argument; to force to yield assent to truth; to satisfy by proof.

To confute; to prove the fallacy of.

To prove guilty; to convict.

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Convince Quotations

A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
George Washington

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe what they see.
Henry David Thoreau

He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of him at every pore.
Sigmund Freud

I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.
Muhammad Ali

Poetry has done enough when it charms, but prose must also convince.
H. L. Mencken

Convince Translations

convince in Danish is overtyde
convince in Dutch is overtuigen
convince in Finnish is vakuuttaa
convince in French is convainquez, convaincre, convaincs, convainqent
convince in Italian is persuadere, persuadere
convince in Norwegian is overbevise
convince in Spanish is persuadir, convencer


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