Convince-Persuade | Commonly Confused Words

Convince

/kənˈvɪns/

To make someone believe something is true or agree to do something

I am more than ever convinced of it now.'Now I must convince him and then I must kill him.You'll never convince her to stay beyond the thirty days."

/pəˈsweɪd/

To cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument

Ralph had persuaded her into that.I could see him persuading father.Finally you tried to persuade her to marry you in secret.'

Convince is often about changing someone's belief or opinion about something.
Persuade is generally used when you're looking to motivate someone to take an action.
You persuade someone to do something, but you convince someone that something is true.
Remember: convince deals with the mindset; persuade deals with action.
You might convince someone that your opinion is correct, but you persuade them to act on that knowledge.