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convince
con·vince / kənˈvins/ • v. [tr.] cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something: Robert's expression had obviously convinced her of his innocence. ∎ persuade (someone) to do something: she convinced my father to branch out on his own. DERIVATIVES: con·vinc·er n. con·vin·ci·ble adj. |
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"convince." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "convince." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-convince.html "convince." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-convince.html |
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convince †overcome in argument; †convict; †prove XVI; bring to a belief XVII. — L. convincere convict of error, prove clearly (guilt, etc.), f. CON- (intensive) + vincere overcome.
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T. F. HOAD. "convince." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "convince." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-convince.html T. F. HOAD. "convince." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-convince.html |
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convince Used in AV (as John 8: 46) for convict (NRSV, NJB, and REB) and in John 16: 8, where NRSV and REB use ‘prove wrong’.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "convince." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "convince." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-convince.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "convince." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-convince.html |
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convince
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•underpants • happenstance
•advance, Afrikaans, à outrance, chance, dance, enhance, entrance, faience, France, glance, lance, mischance, outdance, perchance, prance, Provence, stance, trance
•nuance • tap-dance • square dance
•freelance • convenance
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•ring-fence • recompense
•frankincense
•chintz, convince, evince, Linz, mince, Port-au-Prince, prince, quince, rinse, since, Vince, wince
•province
•bonce, ensconce, nonce, ponce, response, sconce
•séance • pièce de résistance
•announce, bounce, denounce, flounce, fluid ounce, jounce, mispronounce, ounce, pounce, pronounce, renounce, trounce
•dunce, once
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"convince." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "convince." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-convince.html "convince." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-convince.html |
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