convencer

/kombenˈθeɾ/ · A2 · verb

to convince

con + vencer = to win someone over completely (Latin convincere)

From Latin convincere: con- (thoroughly) + vincere (to conquer). Spanish vencer still means to defeat, so convencer is to defeat someone's doubts with arguments. English convince is the same word, a direct cognate.

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