(convinces, convincing, convinced)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If someone or something convinces you of something, they make you believe that it is true or that it exists.
Although I soon convinced him of my innocence, I think he still has serious doubts about my sanity...
The waste disposal industry is finding it difficult to convince the public that its operations are safe.
VERB: V n of n, V n that
2.
If someone or something convinces you to do something, they persuade you to do it. (mainly AM)
That weekend in Plattsburgh, he convinced her to go ahead and marry Bud.
= persuade
VERB: V n to-inf