convert n : a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief v
1. change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"
2. change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt" [syn: change over}]
3. change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; "She converted to Buddhism"
4. exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares" [syn: change, exchange, commute]
5. cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries converted the Indian population"
6. score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the endzone; "Smith converted and his team won"
7. complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw"
8. score (a spare)
9. make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product" [syn: win over, convince]
10. exchange a penalty for a less severe one [syn: commute, exchange] 1
11. change in nature, purpose, or function; especially undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"

Convert \Con*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Converted; p. pr. & vb. n. Converting.] [L. convertere, -versum; con- + vertere to turn: cf. F. convertir. See Verse.]
1. To cause to turn; to turn. [Obs.] O, which way shall I first convert myself? --B. Jonson.
2. To change or turn from one state or condition to another; to alter in form, substance, or quality; to transform; to transmute; as, to convert water into ice. If the whole atmosphere were converted into water. --T. Burnet. That still lessens The sorrow, and converts it nigh to joy. --Milton.
3. To change or turn from one belief or course to another, as from one religion to another or from one party or sect to

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The convert or try, in American and Canadian football, is a one-scrimmage down played immediately after a touchdown during which the scoring team is allowed to attempt to score an extra one point by kicking, or two points by touchdown. The play may also be referred to as a conversion, try-for-point, extra point, point after touchdown (sometimes abbreviated as PAT), or point after.

If the convert is attempted by kicking, if the kick goes through the uprights, the team gets an additional one point for their touchdown, bringing their total for that score from six points to seven. If two extra points are needed or desired, a two-point conversion try may be attempted by running or passing from scrimmage. A successful touchdown conversion brings the score's total to eight.

The extra point is among the oldest parts of the game of gridiron football and dates to its rugby roots. In its earliest days, scoring a touchdown was not the primary objective but a means of getting a free kick at the goal (hence why the name "try," more commonly associated with rugby today, is still in American football rule books), and thus while a field goal would be 5 points, a touchdown would only be one point and the conversion would be worth four (for a total of five). The related term "conversion" is still used in both rugby union and rugby league to refer to extra points scored by kicking the ball through the posts after a try has been scored.

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