Convince
Convince verb - To cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests.
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Synonyms for Convince
Nearby Words: convincing, convincingly
Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
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- Attempts to convince the aliens they are sentient by making baskets or demonstrating mathematics fail.
Source: Tools of Sapience - All his attempts to convince him he's in a dream fail... until Jimmy kisses his rival Cindy.
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Then Kurt's holoprojector was to fail at a convenient time to convince the world that an openly mutant Pope is the Antichrist.
Source: Narm / Comic Books
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