convert
[kʰə̥ɱˈvɝt]
UK: [kʰə̥ɱˈvɜːt]
convert
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Definition
To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Proto-Italic *komwertō Latin convertōder. Old French convertirbor. Middle English converten English convert From Middle English converten, from Old French convertir, from Latin converto (“turn around”).
Example Sentences
- "A kettle converts water into steam."
- "1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth if the whole atmosphere were converted into water"
- "That ſtill leſſens / The ſorrow, and converts it nigh to joy."
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