Convert and Gain

Convert

Convert verb - To cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request.
Usage example: many who used to insist that global warming was a myth have since been converted

Gain and convert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gain" instead a verb "Convert".

Gain

Gain verb - To cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request.
Usage example: the radical party was able to gain some supporters with intense recruitment on college campuses

Convert and gain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Convert" instead a verb "Gain".

Nearby Words: gained, gaining, gainful, gainer

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

net net convert net gain
true true convert true gain
massive massive convert massive gain
potential potential convert potential gain
Other adjectives: easy, recent.

Common collocations

ability convert ability gain ability
energy convert energy gain energy
power convert power gain power
life convert life gain life
Other words: amount, way, health, money, damage, armor, attacks, spells.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Guild Wars 2 You can purchase items that temporarily increase the amount of experience and karma you gain or convert gems into in-game money.
  • In the PC game Black & White, the various deities gain "faith points" when humans witness them doing things; one can convert villages by building up enough faith points.
  • Video Game / Black & White You have to convert other villages to gain more influence, or make your main village so absurdly powerful that you can reach across the map.
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