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| gasify |
to convert into or become a gas. |
| ghettoize |
to convert or make into a ghetto. [1/2 definitions] |
| Islamize |
to convert to, or come to bring into conformity with, Islam. |
| liquidate |
to convert to cash, or establish a cash value for. [1/5 definitions] |
| Marrano |
any of the Jews who were forced to convert to Christianity during the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal, but who often remained secret adherents of Judaism. |
| missionary |
a person, usually a member of a church or religious order, who is sent to a foreign country to convert the people to his or her religion, or to teach in or establish schools, or to serve as medical personnel in clinics or hospitals. [2/3 definitions] |
| nebulize |
to convert (liquid) to a fine spray. |
| neophyte |
a new convert to a religion, esp. among early Christians. [1/3 definitions] |
| nitrogen fixation |
any of various processes to convert atmospheric nitrogen into compounds with other elements, either naturally, as by bacteria, in leguminous plants or the soil, or chemically for industrial use, fertilizers, and the like. |
| novelize |
to convert into the form of a novel, as a film. |
| Paul |
an early convert to Christianity, the apostle of the Gentiles, and the author of the Acts of the Apostles and several of the Epistles in the New Testament. |
| proselyte |
one who has newly become an adherent of a creed, doctrine, or the like, esp. of a religion; convert. [1/2 definitions] |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| receive |
to convert incoming electromagnetic waves into signals that are visible or audible. [1/10 definitions] |
| rectify |
to convert (alternating electrical current) into direct current. [1/4 definitions] |
| redeem |
to convert (a coupon or securities) into cash or goods. [1/7 definitions] |
| Romanize |
to make into a Roman Catholic; convert. [1/4 definitions] |
| solar panel |
a set of connected photovoltaic cells, used esp. on a rooftop to convert sunlight into energy that can be used within a building. |
| sublimate |
to convert (a solid or a gas) into a gas or a solid without liquefying; sublime. [2/4 definitions] |
| sublime |
to convert a solid to a gas, or vice versa, without liquefying; sublimate. [1/5 definitions] |
| tan |
to convert (animal skin) into leather by soaking in a tanning solution. [1/8 definitions] |
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