transitive. To acquire or obtain, esp. with care or effort; to gain, get possession of (now the usual sense). In early use also: †to secure the…

To bring over to one's own interest or views, to persuade (often in bad sense, to bribe); also to gain over.

transitive. figurative. To win over or gain (a person’s affections, attention, etc.) by an inducement of an immaterial nature; to influence (a…

transitive. To influence or win over (a person). Obsolete.

transitive. To win over; to persuade. Obsolete. rare.

To win over, appease. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To bring over by persuasion, persuade effectually; esp. to persuade (a person) to some action or course against his or her own judgement…

transitive. With over. To persuade, win over. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To persuade to come over. rare.

To gain, win over, as an adherent or helper. Cf. 5a. archaic.

(See also sense 1 and over, adv.)To influence to come to one's own side or party (from an opposite one); to convert.

transitive. To induce (a person) to come over to one's own side or point of view. Obsolete.

To win over from a position of distrust or hostility to (one's side).

transitive. To cause (an army, regiment, etc.) to switch allegiance from one side in a conflict to another. Obsolete.