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
Talk and convert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Talk" instead a verb "Convert".
Talk
Talk verb - To give a formal often extended talk on a subject.
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Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE, you still talk to demons to convert them into allies, but some are much more picky.
Source: Every Man Has His Price -
Phase's shades convert all colors to black, white, and gray, so she can talk to Jericho without heaving.
Source: Goggles Do Something Unusual - Only Sane Man: Kenelm when he's trying to talk the Abbess out of going into the woods to convert the Wolf-Sisters.
Source: Literature / The Wolf Sisters
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