convince
- persuade
‘convince’
If you convince someone of something, you make them believe it is true.
These experiences convinced me of the drug's harmful effects.
It took them a few days to convince me that it was possible.
Some speakers use convince with a to-infinitive to say that one person makes another person decide to do something, by giving them a good reason for doing it.
Lyon did his best to convince me to settle in Tennessee.
I hope you will help me convince my father to leave.
‘persuade’
Using ‘convince’ in this way is generally regarded as incorrect. Instead you should use persuade.
Marsha was trying to persuade Posy to change her mind.
They had no difficulty in persuading him to launch a new paper.