make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
"He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"
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convince
If you would convince a person of his mistake, accost him not when he is ruffled. [ Dr. Watts ]
God never wrought miracles to convince atheism, because His ordinary works convince it. [ Bacon ]
Our continual desire for praise ought to convince us of our mortality, if nothing else will. [ H. W. Shaw ]
He knows very little of mankind who expects, by facts or reasoning, to convince a determined party-man. [ Lavater ]
If the calumniator bespatters and belies me, I will endeavor to convince him by my life and manners, but not by being like him. [ South ]
I am positive I have a soul; nor can all the books with which materialists have pestered the world ever convince me to the contrary. [ Sterne ]
If any man can convince me and bring home to me that I do not think or act aright, gladly will I change; for I search after truth, by which man never yet was harmed. But he is harmed who abideth on still in his deception and ignorance. [ Marcus Aurelius ]
convincein Scrabble®
The word convince is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
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convincein Words With Friends™
The word convince is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
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