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convince

  • 1 convince

    [kən'vins]
    (to persuade (a person) that something is true: Her smile convinced me that she was happy; She is convinced of his innocence.) πείθω

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  • 2 Convince

    v. trans.
    P. and V. πείθειν, ἀναπείθειν (Eur., Hel. 825), V. ἔκπείθειν.
    Be convinced, be sure: see under Sure.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Convince

  • 3 convincing

    adjective ((negative unconvincing) having the power to convince: a convincing argument.) πειστικός

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  • 4 persuade

    [pə'sweid]
    1) (to make (someone) (not) do something, by arguing with him or advising him: We persuaded him (not) to go.) πείθω
    2) (to make (someone) certain (that something is the case); to convince: We eventually persuaded him that we were serious.) πείθω
    •
    - persuasive
    - persuasively
    - persuasiveness

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  • 5 some

    1. pronoun, adjective
    1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) μερικός,λίγος,μερικοί,κάποιοι
    2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) κάποιος
    3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) κάποιος,λίγος
    4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) ορισμένος
    2. adjective
    1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) αρκετός,κάμποσος
    2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) κάποιος
    3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) περίπου,κάπου
    3. adverb
    ((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) κάπως
    - someday
    - somehow
    - someone
    - something
    - sometime
    - sometimes
    - somewhat
    - somewhere
    - mean something
    - or something
    - something like
    - something tells me

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  • 6 urge

    [ə:‹] 1. verb
    1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) πιέζω, παροτρύνω, παρακινώ
    2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) συνιστώ επίμονα
    2. noun
    (a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) παρόρμηση, έντονη επιθυμία

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  • 7 Rank

    v. trans.
    Class: P. and V. τιθέναι; see also Reckon.
    V. intrans. Rank with, be classed with: P. and V. τελεῖν εἰς (acc.).
    ——————
    subs.
    Condition, station: P. and V. τάξις, ἡ, ἀξίωμα, τό.
    High rank: P. and V. ἀξίωμα, τό, δόξα, ἡ, εὐδοξία, ἡ.
    Nobility, high birth: P. and V. γενναιότης, ἡ, τὸ γενναῖον, εὐγένεια, ἡ (Plat.).
    Line of soldiers: P. and V. τάξις, ἡ, Ar. and V. στίχες, αἱ, P. παράταξις, ἡ.
    The front rank: P, ἡ πρώτη τάξις.
    Be in the front rank, v.: met., P. πρωτεύειν.
    Rank and file (as opposed to officers): use Ar. and P. οἱ στρατιῶται.
    When he failed to convince either the generals or the rank and file: P. ὡς οὐκ ἔπειθεν οὔτε τοὺς στρατηγοὺς οὔτε τοὺς στρατιώτας (Thuc. 4, 4).
    ——————
    adj.
    Ill-smelling: P. and V. δυσώδης, Ar. and V. κάκοσμος (Æsch., frag.).
    Luxuriant: P. and V. ἄφθονος, V. ἐπίρρυτος.
    Absolute, unadulterated: P. ἄκρατος, ἁπλοῦς, εἰλικρινής.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Rank

  • 8 Satisfy

    v. trans.
    Satiate: P. and V. ἐκπιμπλάναι, ἐμπιπλάναι, P. ἀποπιμπλάναι, ἀποπληροῦν.
    Pay: P. διαλύειν; see Pay.
    Please: P. and V. ἀρέσκειν (acc. or dat.), Ar. also V. ἁνδάνειν (dat.).
    Appease: P. and V. πραΰνειν; see Appease.
    Convince: P. and V. πείθειν.
    Be enough for: P. and V. ἀρκεῖν (dat.). ἐξαρκεῖν (dat.), Ar. and P. ἀποχρῆν (dat.).
    Neither Greece nor alien land is big enough to satisfy the man's ambition: P. οὔθʼ ἡ Ἑλλὰς οὔθʼ ἡ βάρβαρος τὴν πλεονεξίαν χωρεῖ τἀνθρώπου (Dem. 118).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Satisfy

См. также в других словарях:

  • Convince — Con*vince , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convinced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convincing}.] [L. convincere, victum, to refute, prove; con + vincere to conquer. See {Victor}, and cf. {Convict}.] 1. To overpower; to overcome; to subdue or master. [Obs.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • convince — The use followed by a to infinitive, on the analogy of persuade, induce, encourage, and other words, is recorded from the 1950s and is still disapproved of by many, although it is now common, especially informally: • He wants to convince me to… …   Modern English usage

  • convince — I verb allure, argue into, assure, bring to reason, carry conviction, clinch an argument, compel, compel belief, convert, dispose, enlist, exert influence, extort belief, gain the confidence of, impel, impress, incline, indoctrinate, induce,… …   Law dictionary

  • convince — (v.) 1520s, to overcome in argument, from L. convincere to overcome decisively, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + vincere to conquer (see VICTOR (Cf. victor)). Meaning to firmly persuade is from c.1600. Related: Convinced;… …   Etymology dictionary

  • convince — [v] gain the confidence of argue into, assure, brainwash, bring around, bring home to*, bring to reason*, change, demonstrate, draw, effect, establish, get, hook*, induce, make a believer*, overcome, persuade, prevail upon, prompt, prove, put… …   New thesaurus

  • convince — ► VERB 1) cause to believe firmly in the truth of something. 2) persuade to do something. DERIVATIVES convincer noun convincible adjective. ORIGIN Latin convincere overcome, demonstrate , from vincere conquer …   English terms dictionary

  • convince — [kən vins′] vt. convinced, convincing [L convincere, to overcome, convict of error < com , intens. + vincere, to conquer: see VICTOR] 1. Obs. to overcome, confute, or convict 2. to overcome the doubts of; persuade by argument or evidence; make …   English World dictionary

  • convince */*/*/ — UK [kənˈvɪns] / US verb [transitive] Word forms convince : present tense I/you/we/they convince he/she/it convinces present participle convincing past tense convinced past participle convinced 1) to make someone believe that something is true… …   English dictionary

  • convince — con|vince W3S3 [kənˈvıns] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: convincere to prove untrue, convict, prove , from com ( COM ) + vincere to defeat ] 1.) to make someone feel certain that something is true ▪ Her arguments didn t convince… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • convince — convincedly, adv. convincedness, n. convincer, n. convincible, adj. convincibility, n. /keuhn vins /, v.t., convinced, convincing. 1. to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his… …   Universalium

  • convince — 01. My boyfriend is trying to [convince] me to get married, but I don t think that I m ready. 02. My parents are trying to [convince] me to go to university in the fall, but I want to take a year off to travel. 03. She was thinking of buying a… …   Grammatical examples in English

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