convert

v. change religions; exchange money; transform, change, alter

n. proselyte, one who has converted (to another religion, political party, opinion)

Religious conversion is the adoption of a new religious identity, or a change from one religious identity to another. This typically entails the sincere avowal of a new belief system, but may also be conceived in other ways, such as adoption into an identity group or spiritual lineage. "Conversion" occurs not only from one religion to another, but also between different sects, such as Protestant denominations, within the same faith, when this involves a felt change of identity rather than other reasons such as convenience.
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Noun
1. a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) Marrano, Converso
Verb
1. change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) caramelize, caramelise
(derivation) conversion
2. change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt"
(synonym) change over
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) transduce
(derivation) conversion, transition, changeover
3. change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; "She converted to Buddhism"
(hypernym) change
(derivation) conversion
4. exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
(synonym) change, exchange, commute
(hypernym) replace
(hyponym) rectify
(verb-group) switch, shift, change
(derivation) conversion
5. cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries converted the Indian population"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) Islamize, Islamise
6. score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the endzone; "Smith converted and his team won"
(hypernym) score, hit, tally, rack up
(derivation) conversion
7. complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw"
(hypernym) score, hit, tally, rack up
8. score (a spare)
(hypernym) score, hit, tally, rack up
(classification) bowling
9. make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"
(synonym) win over, convince
(hypernym) persuade
(hyponym) proselytize, proselytise
10. exchange a penalty for a less severe one
(synonym) commute, exchange
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
11. change in nature, purpose, or function; especially undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) caramelize, caramelise
(derivation) converter, convertor
(classification) chemistry, chemical science

(v. t.)
To turn into another language; to translate.
  

(v. t.)
To produce the spiritual change called conversion in (any one); to turn from a bad life to a good one; to change the heart and moral character of (any one) from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness.
  

(v. t.)
To exchange for some specified equivalent; as, to convert goods into money.
  

(v. t.)
To change or turn from one state or condition to another; to alter in form, substance, or quality; to transform; to transmute; as, to convert water into ice.
  

(v. t.)
To change or turn from one belief or course to another, as from one religion to another or from one party or sect to another.
  

(v. t.)
To change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to turn; to turn.
  

(v. t.)
To apply to any use by a diversion from the proper or intended use; to appropriate dishonestly or illegally.
  

(v. i.)
To be turned or changed in character or direction; to undergo a change, physically or morally.
  

(n.)
A person who is converted from one opinion or practice to another; a person who is won over to, or heartily embraces, a creed, religious system, or party, in which he has not previously believed; especially, one who turns from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness, or from unbelief to Christianity.
  

(n.)
A lay friar or brother, permitted to enter a monastery for the service of the house, but without orders, and not allowed to sing in the choir.
  

1. String processing language, combined the pattern matching and transformation operations of COMIT with the recursive data structures of Lisp. "Convert", A. Guzman et al, CACM 9(8):604-615 (Aug 1966).
2. Early language to convert programs and data from one language to another. "CONVERT Manual", OLI Systems Inc (Oct 1976).