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
Urge and convert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Urge" instead a verb "Convert".
Urge
Urge verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
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Urge and Convert. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/convert/urge
Convert & Urge. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/convert/urge>.
Urge or Convert. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/convert/urge.
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