I really very much wanted to convince her of it, though.
"You want to convince without giving more knowledge than is strictly necessary."
I say again, if you God wanted to convince us, he could have done a much better job.
He spoke as though wanting to convince himself of the fact.
Am I the one he wants to convince against believing, and not himself?
He desperately wanted to convince his own family of the truth.
"You want to convince them that you're up for the bigger job."
They all wanted to convince him that he was dead!
He now wants to convince a great many others that they do, too.
He wanted to convince her that his wife could no longer be a factor in their relationship.