c. 1300, from Old French convertir, from Vulgar Latin *convertire, from Latin convertere "turn around, transform," from com- "together" (see com-) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Originally in the religious sense. The Latin word is glossed in Old English by gecyrren, from cierran "to turn, return." Related: Converted; converting.
convert (n.)
1560s, from convert (v.). Earlier was convers (early 14c.).
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1. We would like to convert the loft into another bedroom.
我们想把阁楼改造成又一间卧室。
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2. He was a recent Catholic convert, and very zealous.
他最近才皈依天主教，是一名狂热的信徒。
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3. Christians were arrested for trying to convert people, to proselytise them.
基督徒因为试图改变他人信仰而被捕。
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4. Scholars have debated whether or not Yagenta became a convert.
学者们就弥源太是否皈依进行过辩论。
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5. The programme to convert every gas burner in Britain took 10 years.
