Talk:convert

What is are the objects of the transitive verb in the sports senses (a try? a spare?)? These need to be specified in brackets. &mdash; Paul G 12:14, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Rotate
"Crystal will calefie unto electricity; that is, a power to attract strawes and light bodies, and convert the needle freely placed" - Pseudodoxia Epidemica, 1st edition, p. 51

In this case, "convert" means "to turn" or "rotate" (or maybe just "move"?) Which definition does this fall under? - Omegatron 23:43, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Legal def?
I know there's a legal def. of convert, meaning something like "take illegal possession of". Here's a citation: I wasn't confident enough to put this directly into the entry. JesseW 21:35, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
 * ...the whole duck, and great part of the apples, were converted to the use of the gamekeeper and his family...
 * ...the whole duck, and great part of the apples, were converted to the use of the gamekeeper and his family...

(transitive) (commercial law) change classification of property
(transitive) (commercial law): to change the classification of property, e.g. from joint to separate property, in the course of a transaction --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:56, 18 October 2020 (UTC)