单词 | convince |
释义 | convincev. I. To overcome. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > victory > make victorious [verb (transitive)] > conquer or overcome overcomeeOE shendc893 awinc1000 overwinOE overheaveOE to lay downa1225 mate?c1225 discomfitc1230 win1297 dauntc1300 cumber1303 scomfit1303 fenkc1320 to bear downc1330 confoundc1330 confusec1330 to do, put arrear1330 oversetc1330 vanquishc1330 conquerc1374 overthrowc1375 oppressc1380 outfighta1382 to put downa1382 discomfortc1384 threshc1384 vencuea1400 depressc1400 venque?1402 ding?a1425 cumrayc1425 to put to (also at, unto) the (also one's) worsec1425 to bring or put to (or unto) utterance1430 distrussc1430 supprisec1440 ascomfita1450 to do stress?c1450 victorya1470 to make (win) a conquest1477 convanquish1483 conquest1485 defeat1485 oversailc1485 conques1488 discomfish1488 fulyie1488 distress1489 overpress1489 cravent1490 utter?1533 to give (a person) the overthrow1536 debel1542 convince1548 foil1548 out-war1548 profligate1548 proflige?c1550 expugnate1568 expugn1570 victor1576 dismay1596 damnify1598 triumph1605 convict1607 overman1609 thrash1609 beat1611 debellate1611 import1624 to cut to (or in) pieces1632 maitrise1636 worst1636 forcea1641 outfight1650 outgeneral1767 to cut up1803 smash1813 slosh1890 ream1918 hammer1948 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or defeat shendc893 overwinOE overheaveOE mate?c1225 to say checkmatea1346 vanquishc1366 stightlea1375 outrayc1390 to put undera1393 forbeat1393 to shave (a person's) beardc1412 to put to (also at, unto) the (also one's) worsec1425 adawc1440 supprisec1440 to knock downc1450 to put to the worsta1475 waurc1475 convanquish1483 to put out1485 trima1529 convince1548 foil1548 whip1571 evict1596 superate1598 reduce1605 convict1607 defail1608 cast1610 banga1616 evince1620 worst1646 conquer1655 cuffa1657 trounce1657 to ride down1670 outdo1677 routa1704 lurcha1716 fling1790 bowl1793 lick1800 beat1801 mill1810 to row (someone) up Salt River1828 defeat1830 sack1830 skunk1832 whop1836 pip1838 throw1850 to clean out1858 take1864 wallop1865 to sock it to1877 whack1877 to clean up1888 to beat out1893 to see off1919 to lower the boom on1920 tonk1926 clobber1944 ace1950 to run into the ground1955 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxjv Thenglishmen..with al their wittes studied, bothe how to repulse & conuince their enemies. 1570 Preston Cambyses in W. C. Hazlitt Dodsley's Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1874) IV. 174 I mean to go Into the Egypt land, Them to convince by force of arms. 1609 A. Munday tr. Palmerin of England I. i At length convinced with heavinesse of sleepe..he..turned him to the wall. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. vii. 64 His two Chamberlaines Will I with Wine, and Wassell, so conuince, That Memorie, the Warder of the Braine, Shall be a Fume. View more context for this quotation ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] answerOE bitavelena1225 allayc1275 confoundc1384 concludea1400 conclusea1400 forblenda1400 gainsaya1400 rejag1402 to bear downc1405 redarguea1425 repugn?a1425 reverse?c1430 improvec1443 reprovea1513 dissolve1529 revince1529 convince1530 confute1533 refel1534 refute1545 void1570 evict1583 infringe1590 reprehend1597 revert1598 evince1608 repel1613 to take off1618 unbubblea1640 invalid1643 invalidate1649 remove1652 retund1653 effronta1657 dispute1659 unreason1661 have1680 demolish1691 to blow sky-high1819 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 498/2 There have ben twenty doctours to dispute with hym and above, but they all can nat convince hym. 1582 Bible (Rheims) Acts xviii. 28 For he with vehemencie conuinced [so 1611; 1881 confuted] the Iewes openly, shewing by the scriptures, that Iesvs is Christ. 1611 Bible (King James) Job xxxii. 12 There was none of you that conuinced [so 1885] Iob, or that answered his words. View more context for this quotation 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 3 Satan stood..confuted and convinc't Of his weak arguing, and fallacious drift. View more context for this quotation 1708 Chamberlayne's Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (1743) i. ii. vii. 69 Their office is to confirm the wavering, convince the obstinate. 3. a. To cause (a person) to admit, as established to his satisfaction, that which is advanced in argument; to bring to acknowledge the truth of; to satisfy or persuade by argument or evidence. In passive, To be brought to, or to have, a full conviction; to be firmly persuaded. (= convict v. 5). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > bring to belief, convince [verb (transitive)] persuadec1450 ensurec1500 satisfyc1520 convict1583 forcea1586 move1590 possess1591 secure1602 confirm1607 convince1609 convince1632 induce1655 prepossessa1676 coax1676 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 65 The reverence I owe you obligeth mee to receive them [your reasons] as if they had already convinced mee. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iv. xi. 320 He that sees a Fire, may, if he doubt..feel it too; and be convinced, by putting his Hand in it. a1763 W. Shenstone Elegies vi, in Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 19 Translate the song; convince my doubting maid. 1773 Ann. Reg. 1772 255 ‘I am confuted, but not convinced’ is an apology sometimes offered. 1828 T. Carlyle Burns in Edinb. Rev. Dec. 274 Let him who would move and convince others, be first moved and convinced himself. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 488 I am convinced..and have nothing more to object. b. of a fact. ΚΠ 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 141 Convinc'd of Conquest, he resum'd his shape. View more context for this quotation 1826 T. Bewick Hist. Brit. Birds (ed. 6) I. 60 But having since seen several..[the editor] is convinced of the mistake. 1879 J. Lubbock Sci. Lect. vi. 171 It is never very difficult to convince one's self of what one wishes to believe. c. with subordinate clause. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > bring to belief, convince [verb (transitive)] persuadec1450 ensurec1500 satisfyc1520 convict1583 forcea1586 move1590 possess1591 secure1602 confirm1607 convince1609 convince1632 induce1655 prepossessa1676 coax1676 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iii. ii. 160 That persuasion could but thus conuince me, That my integrity and truth to you, Might be affronted, etc. View more context for this quotation 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. i. §2 Those who would not be convinced by them that there was a God. 1791 W. Cowper Let. 27 May (1982) III. 519 No man shall convince me that I am improperly govern'd while I feel the contrary. 1862 J. Ruskin Munera Pulveris (1880) 83 My neighbour cannot be convinced that I am wiser than he is. d. To produce a moral conviction of sinfulness.Here there is a mixture of 4 (where see quot. 1611 ‘convince of sin’) with the modern notion of 3. Cf. convict n.1 Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > sin > [verb] > convince of convict1526 convince1647 society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > repentance or contrition > repent (sin, wrongdoing, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > affect with remorse > bring to acknowledgement of error convict1526 convince1647 1647 Humble Advice Assembly of Divines conc. Shorter Catech. (new ed.) 14 Convincing us of our sin and misery. a1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1872) 3rd Ser. iv. 59 By convincing of sin, by humbling the man. 1880 J. A. Froude Bunyan ii. 25 A man of fervid temperament suddenly convinced of sin. ΚΠ 1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa III. ii. iii. 284 Artabazus..convinc'd my beleife, that he would not be an Enemy to the Romans, by many pregnant reasons. 1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa IV. ii. v. 464 After I had convinc't his beliefe of that Truth by many protestations. f. To induce, prevail upon, persuade. Const. to with infinitive. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > persuade or prevail upon wina1340 persuadec1450 to prevail withc1450 prevail1466 train1549 overswaya1586 oppugn1596 overrulea1616 reach1637 to prevail upon1656 to gain upon1790 convince1958 1958 Word Study Oct. 5/2 Another usage..that seems to be becoming frequent in Pennsylvania and New York, is that of ‘convince’ in the sense of ‘persuade’, e.g., ‘She convinced him to clean the cellar’. 1977 J. Hodgins Invention of World iii. 88 They..convinced the priest to bless it. 1979 D. Halberstam Powers that Be (1980) ii. 90 He worked very hard personally to convince Ike to run. 1983 Observer 9 Oct. 15/2 Barril's overtures failed to convince him to come out of hiding. II. To convict, prove, demonstrate. a. To prove (a person) to be guilty, or in the wrong, esp. by judicial procedure; to prove or find guilty; to convict of, rarely for, in (an offence or error); = convict v. 1, 2 Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > conviction or judicial condemnation > convict or condemn [verb (transitive)] fordeemc1000 attain1330 filec1330 condemna1340 shape1340 dem1377 convictc1380 reprovea1382 damnc1384 overtakea1393 attainta1400 taintc1400 commita1425 vanquish1502 convincea1535 cast1536 convanquish1540 deprehend1598 forejudge1603 do1819 a1535 Bp. J. Fisher Wks. 435 Who that hath broken the lawe of Moyses, if he were conuinced by two or thre wytnesses, he with out any mercy shulde dye. 1574 J. Baret Aluearie C 345 To be charged, or conuinced in manie crymes. 1577 M. Hanmer tr. Evagrius Scholasticus ii, xviii, in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. 443 Thou art..conuinced of manye other haynous crimes. 1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 198/1 If..they be convinced thereby in the latter day for abusing this ceremonie. 1611 Bible (King James) John viii. 46 Which of you conuinceth mee of sinne? View more context for this quotation 1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. Dissolution World ix. 182 Convinces him of a gross Mistake. 1776 S. Foote Bankrupt iii. 87 Instead of clearing, this paper only serves to convince her. ΚΠ 1624 A. Wotton Runne from Rome 58 The assumption..will conuince the proposition of falsehood. 1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 361 All of them convinc'd..Arianism of Heresy and Blasphemy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > prove, demonstrate [verb (transitive)] i-sothea925 soothec950 fanda1000 kitheOE betell1048 showc1175 prove?c1225 treousec1275 stablisha1325 approve1340 verifyc1386 justifya1393 tryc1412 answer?a1425 appreve?c1450 to make gooda1470 convictc1475 averifyc1503 arguea1513 find1512 pree1515 comprobate1531 demonstrate1538 conclude1549 convince1555 argument1558 evict1571 avoucha1593 evidencea1601 remonstrate1601 clear1605 attaint1609 monstrate1609 evince1610 evince1611 improve1613 remonstrance1621 to make out1653 ascertain1670 to bring off1674 to make (something) to through1675 render1678 substantiatea1691 establisha1704 to bring out1727 realize1763 validate1775 1555 W. Waterman tr. Josephus in tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions sig. U.vjv Excepte any man..can bring any other cause to conuince them [the iudges] not to haue iudged a righte. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. ii. i. sig. G.vi/1 Thereby to conuince vs to be sinners. 1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Descr. Germanie vi, in Annales 270 The Gallican toong doth conuince the Gothinos..not to be Germans. 1660 T. M. Walker's Hist. Independency IV. 54 It were sufficient to convince the Speaker to be a Son of Beliall. 1692 O. Walker Greek & Rom. Hist. 64 Whoso was convinced to have ploughed them [the Termini] up, both his Oxen and himself were accursed. ΚΠ 1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 409 The false Latine that is in many, is sufficient to conuince them for counterfets. 1613 J. Salkeld Treat. Angels 203 This may easily be convinced as false. 1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants i. ii. § 53 Other Arguments, whereby they convinced their doctrine to be true. 1654 T. Fuller 2 Serm. 58 So much of the Morall Law..as may convince their practice to be contrarie thereunto. ΚΠ 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 143 Those two prouerbes of holy Scripture..conuince, that they [sc. dogs] are emblems of vile, cursed, rayling, and filthy men. 1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 108 Sufficient to convince, that without doubt Herod's Amphitheatres were of Wood. ΚΠ 1654 Bp. J. Taylor Real Presence vii. 125 The first proposition is, beyond all dispute, certain..Hoc facite, convinces it. 1665 R. Boyle Disc. iii. ii, in Occas. Refl. sig. D2 If Experience did not convince the contrary. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] > an argument, statement, etc. assoilc1370 disprovec1380 soilc1380 conclude1388 unprovea1425 denyc1425 oppugn?1435 deprevea1450 refelc1450 disapprove1481 impreve1488 confute1529 deprove1530 convince?1531 refute1533 save1591 convict1593 elide1593 redargue1613 to wrestle off1639 ?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye i. sig. e6 What so ever is not answered in this parte, shalbe touched and fullye convinced in the thirde. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke iii. (R.) With a texte of Holy Scripture rightly alleged, he conuinced the texte of Scripture whiche Satan had falsely cyted. 1621 T. Venner Treat. Tobacco (1650) 398 It convinceth not my assertion. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 90 God neuer wrought Miracle to conuince Atheisme, because his Ordinary Works conuince it. a. To demonstrate or prove (absurdity, error, vanity, etc.) to be such; to expose (in its real character). Obsolete (= convict v. 6b.) ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] > by proving error or weakness reprovea1398 falsifyc1449 enervate1565 convince1583 disprove1584 imposture1622 distest1647 disauthenticate1658 convict1717 negative1790 unsubstantiate1799 to show up1893 society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] > the true character or identity of utter1526 wray1576 convince1583 strip1619 dispersonate1624 convict1717 to show up1821 out1990 1583 W. Fulke Def. Transl. Script. x. 391 The text itself, you say, is sufficient to convince this absurdity. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 42 A very great argument..to conuince that grosse and blockish conceit of them who, etc. 1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. i. 94 The other..would not discover or convince their vanity. 1675 R. Vaughan Disc. Coin & Coinage ii. 7 I shall convince hereafter an important and a popular Error. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > dispraise or discommendation > dispraise or discommend [verb (transitive)] > censure or condemn bidemea1200 convictc1366 reprovea1382 damnc1386 condemna1400 deema1400 saya1400 judgec1400 reprehendc1400 reproacha1475 reprobate?a1475 arguec1475 controlc1525 twit1543 perstringe1549 tax1569 traduce1581 carp1591 censure1605 convince?1606 syndic1609 syndicate1610 to check at1642 reprimand1660 impeach1813 to stroke over1822 ?1606 H. Barrow Plaine Refutation 242 The faults..of a Church may be seuerely reproued and conuinced according to the qualitie thereof, & yet the Church not be condemned. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > prove, demonstrate [verb (transitive)] > be proof of > in line with assertion prove1517 showa1530 convince1595 approvea1680 1595 W. Allen et al. Conf. Next Succession Crowne of Ingland i. vi. 124 Yet shal I now agayne conuince more amply the vntruth therof. 1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xxi. vi. 844 To conuince the possibility of what we intend, against those Infidells. a1672 Bp. J. Wilkins Of Princ. Nat. Relig. (1675) 91 An evidence..sufficient to convince the existence of a Deity. 1681 Humble Ess. Peace & Truth Church 6 The antient Champions of Christianity most rationally convinced the Vanity of Heathenish Superstition. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1530 |
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