convert

con•vert

v. [[t]kənˈvɜrt[/t]] n. [[t]ˈkɒn vɜrt[/t]] v. i.

1) to change into something of different form or properties; transmute; transform

2) to cause to adopt a different religion, belief, political doctrine, course, etc

3) to cause a change from disbelief to faith

4) to turn to another use or purpose; modify so as to serve a different function:

to convert the study into a nursery[/ex]

5) to obtain an equivalent value for in an exchange or calculation, as money or units of measurement:

to convert yards into meters[/ex]

6) bus to exchange (a bond or preferred stock) for another security, esp. common stock

7) chem. to cause (a substance) to undergo a chemical change:

to convert sugar into alcohol[/ex]

8) to invert or transpose

9) law

a) to assume unlawful rights of ownership of (personal property)

b) to change the form of (property), as from realty to personalty or vice versa

10) pho to transpose the subject and predicate of (a logical proposition) by conversion

11) phs to transmute (fertile material) into fissile nuclear fuel by neutron bombardment

12) to become converted

13) spo to make a conversion in football or basketball

14) one who has been converted, as to a religion

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Etymology: 1250–1300; < L convertere to change completely syn: See transform