To induce or persuade (a person) to adopt a (different) religious faith (usually with implication of… transitive. Followed by to, †into, or from.

transitive. To cause to turn to and embrace a (specified) religious faith, usually implying that the turning is to truth from error or ignorance…

To enlighten spiritually; to convert; to inspire. (The earliest sense in English.)

By-form of convert, v.

intransitive. To convert to (†unto) (another religion, etc.); to become apostate; to depart from (a faith, etc.). Obsolete.

transitive. To convert, save, preach salvation to.