convert

/kən-ˈvərt/

Middle English, from Anglo-French convertir, from Latin convertere to turn around, transform, convert, from com- + vertere to turn

verb

to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
to bring about a religious conversion in
to alter the physical or chemical nature or properties of especially in manufacturing

They tried to convert us to their way of thinking.

The missionaries converted the native people to Christianity.

transform metamorphose transmute convert transmogrify transfigure mean to change a thing into a different thing. transform implies a major change in form, nature, or function. metamorphose suggests an abrupt or startling change induced by or as if by magic or a supernatural power.

a convert to Christianity