Definition of convertion
1. convert [ v ] change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
Examples:
"We converted from 220 to 110 Volt"
(Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)
On_the_other_hand , to greet them with delight would convert what before was neutral into something good ; it would bring goodness into the world .
Synonyms convert change_over Related Terms change immobilize nitrify metricize flour transduce commutate fossilize tan dress compost decimalize float reclaim conversion2. convert [ v ] change the nature, purpose, or function of something
Examples:
"convert lead into gold"
"convert hotels into jails
"convert slaves to laborers"
(Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)
On chemical grounds it seems most likely that iodide is first converted to * * f and then to * * f as the active iodinating species .
There it seems that the goitrogen ingested by dairy animals is itself inactive but is converted in the animal to an active goitrogen , which is then secreted in the milk .
Synonyms convert Related Terms change receive reconvert deaden sporulate caramelize verbalise malt scrap fictionalise ferment transcribe keratinise malt opalize conversion3. convert [ v ] exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
Examples:
"Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"
"He changed his name"
"convert centimeters into inches"
"convert holdings into shares"
(Chicago Daily Tribune...)
He does n't really need the immense sum_of_money ( probably converted from American gold on the London_Exchange ) he makes them pay .
(Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)
In_other_words , if an ideal_gas is compressed and kept at constant temperature , the work done in compressing it is completely converted into heat and transferred to the surrounding heat_sink .
Synonyms change convert exchange commute Related Terms replace implement launder rectify utilize break capitalize switch conversion exchanger4. convert [ n ] one who has been converted to another religious or political belief
Used in print:(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)
Almost daily something is reported which feeds this Catholic hope in England : statistics of the increasing numbers of converts and Irish Catholic immigrants ; news of a Protestant minister in Leamington who has offered to allow a Catholic priest to preach from his pulpit ; a report that a Catholic nun had been requested to teach in a non-Catholic secondary_school during the sickness of one of its masters ; the startling statement in a respectable periodical that `` Catholics , if the present system is still in_operation , will constitute almost one-third of the House_of_Lords in the next generation '' ; a report that 200 Protestant clergymen and laity attended a votive Mass offered for Christian unity at a Catholic_church in Slough during the Church Unity Octave .
(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)
He was to get involved in no arguments ; he was to try to make no converts ; he was simply to listen and report back what he heard .
In all of his experience in the mission field Rector had never seen a convert quite like Hino .
Synonyms convert Related Terms person supporter converso proselyte5. convert [ v ] change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief
Examples:
"She converted to Buddhism"
(J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)
We find it in that `` common way_of_life pleasing to Christ and still in_use among the truest societies of Christians '' , that_is , the better monasteries which made it easier to convert the Utopians to Christianity .
(Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)
`` Dearly beloved '' , he preached , `` unless you repent of your sins in a measure , and become converted to a degree , you will , I regret to say , be damned to a more_or_less extent '' .
Synonyms convert Related Terms change6. convert [ v ] cause to adopt a new or different faith
Examples:
"The missionaries converted the Indian population"
(Charles Glicksberg, "Sex in Contemporary Literature"...)
In_addition , they have been converted to Zen_Buddhism , with its glorification of all that is `` natural '' and mysteriously alive , the sense that everything in the world is flowing .
Synonyms convert Related Terms change catholicize evangelize islamise christianise reform7. convert [ v ] make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
Examples:
"He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"
8. convert [ v ] score (a spare)
Synonyms convert Related Terms score bowling9. convert [ v ] exchange a penalty for a less severe one
Synonyms commute exchange convert Related Terms change exchange10. convert [ v ] complete successfully
Examples:
"score a penalty shot or free throw"
11. convert [ v ] score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the endzone
Examples:
"Smith converted and his team won"
12. convert [ v ] change in nature, purpose, or function; esp. undergo a chemical change
Examples:
"The substance converts to an acid"
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