convince Copy link Outline 1. persuādeo, si, sum, 2 (with dat. or absol.)2. ad sententiam aliquam addūco, dēduco • convince: 1. persuādeo, si, sum, 2 (with dat. or absol.): they especially desire to c. (their pupils) of this, that souls do not perish, imprimis hoc volunt p., non interire animas, Caes.: Cic. The pass. to be expr. by pron. reflect., or by pass. impers. (v. L. G. § 291 Obs. 1): I wish you to be c.d of this, that I will on no occasion fail to aid your plans, velim tibi ita persuadeas, me tuis consiliis nullo loco defuturum, Cic.: he for his part was c.d, sibi quidem persuaderi (foll. by acc. and inf.), Caes. N.B. Persuadeo may be used with acc. of neut. pron., acc. to L. G. § 253, but not with an ordinary acc. 2. ad sententiam aliquam addūco, dēduco: i. e. to bring over to a certain opinion or resolution: v. to convert (III.) Phr.: I have been c.d by experience, I am c.d, compertum habeo, Sall.; mihi exploratum, persuasissimum est, Cic. (all foll. by acc. and inf. [persuasum habeo is doubtful]: cf. conviction, fin.). (Obs. Not convinco, which is to convict, prove, confute).