change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; "She converted to Buddhism"
To produce the spiritual change called conversion in (any one); to turn from a bad life to a good one; to change the heart and moral character of (any one) from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness
If you convert a quantity from one system of measurement to another, you calculate what the quantity is in the second system. Converting metric measurements to U.S. equivalents is easy
To change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second
If you convert a vehicle or piece of equipment, you change it so that it can use a different fuel. Save money by converting your car to unleaded The programme to convert every gas burner in Britain took 10 years
to change something so that it becomes more useful -- "First convert the milligrams to grams " (232)
If someone converts you, they persuade you to change your religious or political beliefs. You can also say that someone converts to a different religion. If you try to convert him, you could find he just walks away He was a major influence in converting Godwin to political radicalism He converted to Catholicism in 1917
A lay friar or brother, permitted to enter a monastery for the service of the house, but without orders, and not allowed to sing in the choir