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convince
/kənˈvɪns/ verb [T]Definition
CAUSE BELIEF › to make someone believe that something is true: [+ that] He tried to convince me that I needed a new car. She convinced the jury of her innocence.
PERSUADE › to persuade someone to do something: [+ to do sth] I convinced her to go to the doctor's.
(Definition of convince verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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