[kənˈvəːt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- change the form, character, or function of something
(e.g: modernization has converted the country from a primitive society to a near-industrial one)

- change one's religious faith or other belief
(e.g: at sixteen he converted to Catholicism)

- score from (a penalty kick, pass, or other opportunity) in a sport or game
(e.g: Faulkner gave away a penalty corner which was converted by Saeed Anjum)


Phrases:
- convert something to one's own use

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘turn round, send in a different direction’): from Old French convertir, based on Latin convertere ‘turn about’, from con- ‘altogether’ + vertere ‘turn’

[ˈkɒnvəːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who has been persuaded to change their religious faith or other belief
(e.g: he is a recent convert to the Church)


Phrases:
- convert something to one's own use

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘turn round, send in a different direction’): from Old French convertir, based on Latin convertere ‘turn about’, from con- ‘altogether’ + vertere ‘turn’