convinced me to spill the beans

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GoodTaste

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After a few drinks, she convinced me to spill the beans.

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Does "she convinced me to spill the beans" mean "she convinced me, so that I spilled the beans"?
 

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It means she persuaded me to say what I knew.
 

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"she convinced me, so that I spilled the beans"

I don't think the comma should be there.
 

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After a few drinks, she convinced me to spill the beans.

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What word in the dictionary is being exemplified by this sentence?
 
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