convert

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
  2. verb change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
  3. verb change the nature, purpose, or function of something

Etymology

From Middle English converten, from Old French convertir, from Latin converto (“turn around”).

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