The researcher's detailed data convinced the committee that the new conservation method was effective.
研究人员的详细数据使委员会相信新的保护方法是有效的。
Which choice best defines “convince”?
D — Make someone believe. “convince” means make someone believe.
Which word means “make someone believe”?
B — convince. “convince” means make someone believe.
convince — make someone believe. In Chinese: 说服，使信服.
convince is pronounced /kənˈvɪns/.
The researcher's detailed data convinced the committee that the new conservation method was effective. (研究人员的详细数据使委员会相信新的保护方法是有效的。)
persuade, assure, sway — all close in meaning to convince (make someone believe).
dissuade, deter — each the opposite of convince (make someone believe).
Yes. convince is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
con(whole)+vince(victory)