überzeugen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- convince verb To make someone believe something, usually through reasoning or evidence.
- prevail verb To win out or come out on top, especially after a struggle.
- proselytize verb To try to persuade someone to adopt your religion.
Senses
überzeugen is used for these senses in English:
- convince To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
- prevail (intransitive) To succeed in persuading or inducing.
- proselytize (by extension, ambitransitive) To advertise a non-religious belief, way of living, cause, point of view, (scientific) hypothesis, social or other position, political party, or other organization; to convince someone to join such a cause or organization or support such a position; to recruit someone.
prevail — full definition
- verb To win out or come out on top, especially after a struggle.
- verb To be the most common or widespread condition; to be current.
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