convert
/kənˈvɜːrt/·컨버트·verb
to change from one form to another
LatinCEFR B1
Root
con- (together, with) + Latin 'vertere' (to turn)
Latin convertere (turn around, transform) → Old French convertir → English convert
In a word
con- (with) + vert (turn) = 'turn fully around'. Money, a building's purpose, a person's faith — all just turning. Convert dollars to euros, convert a barn into a house, convert to a new religion — by root, the same single act is happening.
Examples
Please convert dollars into euros.
They converted the barn into a house.
He converted to Buddhism in his thirties.
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