convict

From Middle English convicten, from Anglo-Norman convicter, from Latin convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”). Doublet of convince. Displaced native Old English forwyrċan (“to convict, condemn”).

• Verb
  • enPR: kənvĭktʹ, IPA^(key): /kənˈvɪkt/

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  • Rhymes: -ɪkt
• Noun
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒnvɪkt/
  • (General American) enPR: kŏnʹvĭkt; IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnvɪkt/

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• Hyphenation: con‧vict

convict (third-person singular simple present convicts, present participle convicting, simple past and past participle convicted)

2. (transitive, law) To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.

   Synonyms: sentence, (informal) disapprove; see also Thesaurus:convict

   He was a convicted felon.

   His remarks convicted him of a lack of sensitivity.

   • 1936, Robert Frost, “The Vindictives”, in A Further Range:

     And his subjects wrung all they could wring / Out of temple and palace and store. / But when there seemed no more to bring, / His captors convicted the king / Of once having started a war, / And strangled the wretch with a string.

4. (chiefly religion, ethics) To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).

   Synonyms: bring round, convince, win over; see also Thesaurus:persuade

   • 2025 October 16, EV.com Staff, quoting RJ Scaringe, “Rivian CEO Stands Firm on Skipping Apple CarPlay, Calls It a “Convicted” Decision”, in EV.com‎^[1]:

     Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe is standing by his decision not to integrate Apple’s CarPlay into the company’s EVs, even as rivals embrace it. […] Speaking on The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Scaringe said Rivian aims to build a “seamless digital experience” entirely within its own software ecosystem. This means that Rivian will simply be offering native access to key apps like Apple Music, Spotify, Google Maps, and YouTube, according to MacRumors. […] Rivian’s software approach mirrors that of Tesla, which also relies on its own app integrations rather than Apple’s. […] The Rivian CEO added that the company is preparing to introduce AI-powered features within 18 months, including native voice-to-text messaging. Scaringe said this upcoming AI suite will further justify the brand’s decision to control the in-vehicle experience. “We’re really convicted on this,” the CEO said. While he acknowledged that some customers may avoid Rivian due to the lack of CarPlay, Scaringe said he’s “very confident” in the choice. “Some of those decisions not everyone’s going to agree with,” he said. “That’s okay.”

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convict (plural convicts)

2. (law) A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.

   Synonyms: assigned servant, con, government man, (historical) public servant

3. A person deported to a penal colony.

   Synonym: penal colonist

4. The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata), also known as the zebra cichlid, a popular aquarium fish, with stripes that resemble a prison uniform.
5. A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and gray stripes.

• convict on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Borrowed from German Konvikt.

convict n (plural convicte)

1. (Bukovina) boarding school

   Synonym: internat

• convict in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
• “convict”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026