Convert vs Exchange - What's the Difference?

Convert

Exchange

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
Definition as Noun
  • chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
  • a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
  • the act of giving something in return for something received
  • a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
  • (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
  • (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value
  • a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
  • the act of changing one thing for another thing
  • reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
  • (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
Definition as Verb
  • change the nature, purpose, or function of something
  • change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief
  • cause to adopt a new or different faith
  • score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone
  • complete successfully
  • score (a spare)
  • change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change
  • exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
  • change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
  • exchange a penalty for a less severe one
  • make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
Definition as Verb
  • hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
  • give to, and receive from, one another
  • exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
  • exchange a penalty for a less severe one
  • put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
  • change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence

Synonyms

Examples

  • "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"
  • "She converted to Buddhism"
  • "The missionaries converted the Indian population"
  • "Smith converted and his team won"
  • "score a penalty shot or free throw"
  • "The substance converts to an acid"
  • "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
  • "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt"
  • "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"
  • "they had a bitter exchange"
  • "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"
  • "black lost the exchange"
  • "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"
  • "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an interchange of prisoners"
  • "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"
  • "after a short rally Connors won the point"
  • "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"
  • "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
  • "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
  • "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk for fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"

Parts of Speech

Noun, Verb
Noun, Verb

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