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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

What could "winning converts" mean in this context?

More than three decades after ankle replacement surgery fell off the orthopedic map because of problems with the procedure, a new generation of artificial ankles is slowly WINNING CONVERTS.

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Good question. In this case, CONVERTS is a plural noun, pronounced "KON-vurts" (accented on the first syllable), not a verb (which would be accented on the second syllable). A CONVERT is a person who has been CONVERTED to be LOYAL to, or a SUPPORTER of, a particular belief or preference.

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  • Good question.
  • In this case, CONVERTS is a plural noun, pronounced "KON-vurts" (accented on the first syllable), not a verb (which would be accented on the second syllable).
  • A CONVERT is a person who has been CONVERTED to be LOYAL to, or a SUPPORTER of, a particular belief or preference.
  • For example, some churches preach publically to try to gain new members; anyone who becomes a member of the church is called a CONVERT, because his loyalty has been CONVERTED from "no church" (or a different church) to "this church".
  • A person who has adopted ANY type of loyalty can be called a CONVERT; the word is not just used for religious loyalties.
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Good question.

In this case, CONVERTS is a plural noun, pronounced "KON-vurts" (accented on the first syllable), not a verb (which would be accented on the second syllable).

A CONVERT is a person who has been CONVERTED to be LOYAL to, or a SUPPORTER of, a particular belief or preference. For example, some churches preach publically to try to gain new members; anyone who becomes a m

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