win round

English

Verb

win round (third-person singular simple present wins round, present participle winning round, simple past and past participle won round)

  1. To persuade or convince (someone who does not initially agree).
    My parents didn't want me to see him any more, but I finally won them round.

Usage notes
  • The particle and the verb are separable. The object may appear before or after the particle. If the object is a pronoun, then it must be before the particle.

Synonyms
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