Definition for
convert
– To cause to turn; turn; turn round.
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To change or turn, as into another form or substance or, by exchange, into an equivalent thing; transmute; transform: as, to
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To change from one state or condition to another: as, to
– In theology, to change the purpose, direction, and spirit of the life of (another) from one of self-seeking and enmity toward God to one of love toward God and man; turn from an evil life to a holy one.
– To change or turn from one religion to another, or from one party or sect to another, especially from one that is regarded as false to one that is regarded as true.
– To turn from one use or destination to another; divert from the proper or intended use; specifically, in law, of personal property, unlawfully to assume ownership of, or to assert a control over, inconsistent with that of the owner; appropriate without right to one's own use, or intentionally deprive of its use the one having the right thereto.
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In logic, to transform by conversion. See
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