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WIN OVER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

Example:

He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product

Synonyms:

convert; convince; win over

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "win over" is one way to...):

persuade (cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "win over"):

disarm (make less hostile; win over)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence examples:

Sam cannot win over Sue

The performance is likely to win over Sue

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