convince

Definition

  • verb: to cause (someone) to believe that something is true
  • verb: to overcome by argument
  • synonyms: convict, satisfy, persuade

Examples

  • I managed to 'convince' myself that I was doing the right thing.

  • We 'convinced' them to go along with our scheme.

  • He 'convinced' me that the story was true.

Movie quotes

  • (..) I don't care for the situation. Any attempt to storm the caves could turn to an ambush. Not if you're the one doing the ambushing. I convince Barbossa to send his men out with their little boats. You and your mates return to the Dauntless and blast the bejesus out of them with your little cannons. (..)
    2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl