convert

Noun
  1. A person who has been converted to another religious or political belief (synset 109981893)
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
    subtypes:
    • converso - (medieval Spain and Portugal) a Jew or Moor who professed to convert to Christianity in order to avoid persecution or expulsion
    • proselyte - a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism
Verb
  1. Change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy (synset 200381684)
    "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt"
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    subtypes:
    same as: change over
  2. Change the nature, purpose, or function of something (synset 200114965)
    "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    subtypes:
    • caramelise, caramelize - convert to caramel
    • rasterize - convert (an image) into pixels
    • humify - convert (plant remains) into humus
    • verbalise, verbalize - convert into a verb
    • sporulate - convert into spores
    • fictionalise, fictionalize, novelise, novelize - convert into the form or the style of a novel
    • deaden - convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
    • opalise, opalize - replace or convert into opal
    • receive - convert into sounds or pictures
    • reconvert - convert back
    • malt - convert into malt
    • malt - convert grain into malt
    • feudalize - bring (a country or people) under feudalism
    • flour - convert grain into flour
    • reclaim - make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state
    • ferment, work - cause to undergo fermentation
    • nitrify - convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria
    • fossilise, fossilize - convert to a fossil
    • tan - treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
    • dress - convert into leather
    • compost - convert to compost
    • transition - cause to convert or undergo a transition
    • transcribe - convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA
    • scrap - make into scrap or refuse
    • keratinise, keratinize - convert into keratin
    • diazotize - convert (an amine) into a diazo compound
    • hay - convert (plant material) into hay
    • lignify - convert into wood or cause to become woody
    • mineralize - transform (a metal) into an ore
    • mineralize - convert into a mineral substance
    • ozonise, ozonize - convert (oxygen) into ozone
    • slag - convert into slag
    • sulfate - convert into a sulfate
    • cutinize - convert into cutin
    • duplex - change into a duplex
    • encode - convert information into code
    verb group: convert - change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change
  3. Change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief (synset 200385082)
    "She converted to Buddhism"
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    verb group: convert - cause to adopt a new or different faith
  4. Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category (synset 200161033)
    "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
    is a type of: replace - substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
    subtypes:
    • rectify - convert into direct current
    • utilize - convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
    • capitalise, capitalize - convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
    • launder - convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones
    • break - exchange for smaller units of money
    same as: change, commute, exchange
    verb group: change, shift, switch - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
  5. Cause to adopt a new or different faith (synset 200386056)
    "The missionaries converted the Indian population"
    causes: convert - change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    subtypes:
    verb group: convert - change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief
  6. Score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone (synset 201087277)
    "Smith converted and his team won"
    is a type of: hit, rack up, score, tally - gain points in a game
    verb group: convert - score (a spare)
  7. Complete successfully (synset 201087135)
    "score a penalty shot or free throw"
    is a type of: hit, rack up, score, tally - gain points in a game
    verb group: convert - score (a spare)
  8. Score (a spare) (synset 201086999)
    referred to in: bowling - a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
    is a type of: hit, rack up, score, tally - gain points in a game
    verb group:
    • convert - complete successfully
    • convert - score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone
  9. Make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something (synset 200771598)
    "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"
    is a type of: persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
    subtypes: disarm - make less hostile; win over
    same as: convince, win over
  10. Exchange a penalty for a less severe one (synset 200161795)
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    same as: commute, exchange
  11. Change in nature, purpose, or function;
    Undergo a chemical change (synset 200114645)
    "The substance converts to an acid"
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    subtypes:
    verb group: convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something

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