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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
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transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
k n
vIkt
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| inflections: |
convicts, convicting, convicted |
| definition: |
to find (a person) guilty of a crime or misdemeanor, esp. after a legal proceeding.
The jury finally convicted the man of murder after a lengthy trial.The police knew they didn't have enough evidence to convict their suspect.- synonyms:
- condemn, sentence
- antonyms:
- acquit, exonerate
- similar words:
- adjudge, doom
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adverb + (v.)convict
eventually, falsely, previously, subsequently, ultimately, unjustly, wrongfully, wrongly
(v.)convict
+ adverb
criminally, illegally, sexually, twice
(v.)convict
+ noun
abuse,
accomplice,
acquit,
arson,
assault,
battery,
bombing,
bribery,
burglary,
charge,
cocaine,
conspiracy,
contempt,
corruption,
count,
court,
crime,
criminal,
death,
espionage,
evasion,
felony,
fraud,
homicide,
kidnapping,
killing,
manslaughter,
misdemeanor,
molestation,
murder,
murderer,
obstruction,
offense,
perjury,
possession,
racketeering,
rape,
raping,
robbery,
scandal,
shooting,
slaying,
terrorist,
theft,
treason,
violation,
wrongdoing
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kan
vIkt
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| definition 1: |
a person who has been found guilty of a crime or misdemeanor.
The convict will be placed in a maximum security prison.- synonyms:
- criminal, offender
- similar words:
- crook, culprit, delinquent, felon, gangster, lawbreaker, malefactor, outlaw, public enemy, transgressor, wrongdoer
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| definition 2: |
a person who is serving time in jail or prison.
The convicts were let out into the exercise yard.- synonyms:
- prisoner
- similar words:
- captive, jailbird, trusty
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adjective + (n.)convict
escaped, released
(n.)convict
+ verb
escape, name, release, serve
noun + (n.)convict
jury
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| derivation: |
convictable (convictible) (adj.) |
The word convict
contains the following parts:
con-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix con-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " conceive
."
Example words:
conceive, concentrate, concentric, conclude, conclusion, condone, conduce, conducive, conduct, conductive, conduction, confer, conference, confidant, confide, confidence, confident, confine, confirm, conflict, confluence, conflux, conform, confuse, confusion, congener, congratulate, congregate, congress, conjecture, conjunct, conjunction, conjunctiva, connect, connote, conscript, conscription, consign, consonant, conspiracy, constant, constrain, construct, construction, contact, contain, container, context, continue, contract, conversant, convince, convict, conviction, convivial, convocation, convoke, inconceivable, inconsonant, inconspicuous, connotation, consequence, consequent
vinc, vict, vanq
Latin
root
that means conquer
Example words:
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