win over

1. 1.

   make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

   “He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product”

   Synonymsconvertconvince

   Broaderpersuade

   Narrowerdisarm

Questions about win over

What does win over mean?

win over means "make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something".

What is another word for win over?

Close synonyms include convert, convince. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is win over a common word?

win over is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.