CONCILIAR, kon-sil'i-ar, _adj._ pertaining to a council.--Also CONCIL'IARY.
CONCILIATE, kon-sil'i-[=a]t, _v.t._ to gain, or win over: to gain the love
or good-will of such as have been indifferent or hostile: to
pacify.--_v.i._ to make friends.--_adj._ CONCIL'IABLE (_obs._).--_n._
CONCILI[=A]'TION, act of conciliating.--_adj._ CONCIL'I[=A]TIVE.--_n._
CONCIL'I[=A]TOR.--_adj._ CONCIL'IATORY. [L. _concili[=a]re_,
_-[=a]tum_--_concilium_, council.]
CONCINNITY, kon-sin'i-ti, _n._ harmony: congruity: elegance.--_adj._
CONCINN'OUS, elegant: harmonious. [L. _concinnus_, well adjusted.]
CONCIPIENT, kon-sip'i-ent, _adj._ that which conceives.--_n._ CONCIP'IENCY.
CONCISE, kon-s[=i]s', _adj._ cut short: brief.--_v.t._ (_Milt._) to
mutilate.--_adv._ CONCISE'LY.--_ns._ CONCISE'NESS, the quality of being
concise: terseness [Fr.,--L. _concid[)e]re_, _concisum_, from _con_, and
_cæd[)e]re_, to cut.]
CONCISION, kon-sizh'on, _n._ mutilation: (_B._) circumcision: conciseness.
CONCLAMATION, kon-kla-m[=a]'shun, _n._ a shout of many together.
CONCLAVE, kon'kl[=a]v, _n._ the room in which cardinals meet to elect a
pope: the body of cardinals: any close assembly.--_n._ CON'CLAVIST, an
attendant on a cardinal in conclave. [L. _conclave_, from _con_, together,
_clavis_, a key.]
CONCLUDE, kon-kl[=oo]d', _v.t._ to close: to end: to oblige.--_v.i._ to
end: to infer: to form a final judgment.--_p.adj._ CONCLUD'ED, finished:
settled.--_adj._ CONCLUD'ING, final, closing.--_n._ CONCLU'SION, act of
concluding: the end, close, or last part: inference: judgment: an
experiment: (_Shak._) a riddle.--_adjs._ CONCLUS'IVE, CONCLU'SORY, final:
convincing.--_adv._ CONCLUS'IVELY.--_n._ CONCLUS'IVENESS.--IN CONCLUSION,
finally.--TO TRY CONCLUSIONS, to experiment: to engage in a contest. [L.
_conclud[)e]re_, _conclusum_--_con_, together, _claud[)e]re_, to shut.]
CONCOCT, kon-kokt', _v.t._ to digest: to prepare or mature: to make up a
mixture: to plan, devise: to fabricate.--_ns._ CONCOCT'ER, CONCOCT'OR;
CONCOC'TION, act of concocting: ripening: preparation of a medical
prescription, &c.: a made-up story.--_adj._ CONCOCT'IVE, pertaining to
concoction. [L. _concoqu[)e]re_, _concoctum_--_con_, together, and
_coqu[)e]re_, to cook, to boil.]
CONCOMITANT, kon-kom'i-tant, _adj._ accompanying or going along with:
conjoined with.--_n._ he who or that which accompanies.--_ns._
CONCOM'ITANCE, CONCOM'ITANCY, state of being concomitant.--_adv._
CONCOM'ITANTLY. [L. _con_, with, and _comitans_, pr.p. of _comit[=a]ri_, to
accompany--_comes_, a companion.]
CONCORD, kon'kord, or kong'-, _n._ state of being of the same heart or
mind: union: harmony: agreement: a combination of notes which is pleasant
to the ear.--_v.i._ to agree: to harmonise.--_n._ CONCORD'ANCE, agreement:
an index or dictionary of the leading words or passages of a book, esp. of
the Bible.--_adj._ CONCORD'ANT, harmonious, united.--_adv._
CONCORD'ANTLY.--_n._ CONCORD'AT, a term, though sometimes used of secular
treaties, generally employed to denote an agreement made between the pope
and a secular government.--_adj._ CONCOR'DIAL, harmonious. [Fr.
_concorde_--L. _concordia_--_concors_, of the same heart, from _con_,
together, _cor_, _cordis_, the heart.]
CONCORPORATE, kon-kor'por-[=a]t, _v.t._ to unite in one body.--_adj._
united in one body. [L. _con_, together, and CORPORATE.]
CONCOURSE, kon'k[=o]rs, or kong'-, _n._ an assembly of persons or things
running or drawn together: (_Scots law_) concurrence of an officer, who has
legal right to grant it. [Fr.,--L. _concursus_--_con_, together,
_curr[)e]re_, to run.]
CONCREATE, kon'kr[=e]-[=a]t, _v.t._ to create with or at the same time.
CONCREMATION, kon-kr[=e]-m[=a]'shun, _n._ a burning up or together,
cremation.
CONCRESCENCE, kon-kres'ens, _n._ increment: a growing together of cells or
other organisms. [L. _concrescentia_--_con_, together, _cresc[)e]re_, to
grow.]
CONCRETE, kon'kr[=e]t, _adj._ formed into one mass: the opposite of
_abstract_, and denoting a particular thing: made of concrete.--_n._ a mass
formed by parts growing or sticking together: a mixture of lime, sand,
pebbles, &c., used in building.--_v.t._ CONCR[=E]TE', to form into a solid
mass.--_v.i._ to harden.--_adv._ CONCR[=E]TE'LY.--_ns._ CONCR[=E]TE'NESS;
CONCR[=E]'TION, a mass concreted: a growth forming in certain parts of the
body, as calculi, &c.--_adjs._ CONCR[=E]'TIONARY; CONCR[=E]T'IVE, having
power to concrete. [L. _concretus_--_con_, together, _cresc[)e]re_,
_cretum_, to grow.]
CONCREW, kon-kr[=oo]', _v.i._ (_Spens._) to concrete.
CONCUBINE, kong'k[=u]-b[=i]n, _n._ a woman who cohabits or lives with a man
without being married.--_n._ CONC[=U]'BINAGE, state of living together as
man and wife without being married.--_adj._ CONC[=U]'BINARY. [Fr.,--L.
_concubina_--_con_, together, _cub[=a]re_, to lie down.]
CONCUPISCENCE, kon-k[=u]'pis-ens, _n._ violent desire: sexual appetite:
lust.--_adjs._ CONC[=U]'PISCENT, CONC[=U]'PISCIBLE. [Fr.,--L.
_concupiscentia_--_concupisc[)e]re_--_con_, inten., _cup[)e]re_, to
desire.]
CONCUPY, kong'k[=u]-pi, _n._ (_Shak._) concubine, or concupiscence,
according to Schmidt.
CONCUR, kon-kur', _v.i._ to run together: to meet in one point: to
coincide: to act together: to agree: to assent to:--_pr.p._ concur'ring;
_pa.p._ concurred'.--_ns._ CONCUR'RENCE, the meeting of lines: union: joint
action: assent; CONCUR'RENCY.--_adj._ CONCUR'RENT, of lines meeting in the
same point: coming, acting, or existing together: united:
accompanying.--_n._ one that concurs: a competitor: one who accompanies a
sheriff's officer as witness.--_adv._ CONCUR'RENTLY.--_adj._ CONCUR'RING,
agreeing. [L. _concurr[)e]re_, from _con_, together, _curr[)e]re_,
_cursum_, to run.]
CONCUSS, kon-kus', _v.t._ to disturb: to overawe: to coerce.--_n._
CONCUS'SION, state of being shaken: a violent shock caused by the sudden
contact of two bodies: any undue pressure or force exerted upon any
one.--_adj._ CONCUSS'IVE, having the power or quality of concussion. [L.
_concussus_--_con_, together, _quat[)e]re_, to shake.]
CONCYCLIC, kon-s[=i]'klik, _adj._ (_geom._) lying on the circumference of
one circle.
CONDEMN, kon-dem', _v.t._ to pronounce guilty: to censure or blame: to
sentence to punishment: to give up to some fate: to pronounce unfit for
use.--_adj._ CONDEM'NABLE, blamable.--_n._ CONDEMN[=A]'TION, state of being
condemned: blame: cause of being condemned.--_adj._ CONDEM'NATORY,
expressing or implying condemnation.--_p.adj._ CONDEMNED', pronounced to be
wrong, guilty, or useless: belonging or relating to one who is sentenced to
punishment, e.g. 'condemned cell:' declared dangerous and to be removed, as
a house, bridge, &c. [L. _condemn[=a]re_, from _con_, inten., and
_damn[=a]re_, to damage.]
CONDENSE, kon-dens', _v.t._ to compress or reduce by pressure into smaller
compass: to reduce to a denser form, as vapour to liquid.--_n._
CONDENSABIL'ITY, the quality of being condensable.--_adj._ CONDENS'ABLE,
capable of being compressed.--_v.t._ CONDENS'[=A]TE, to condense: to
compress into a closer form.--_v.i._ to become dense: to harden:--_pr.p._
condens'[=a]ting; _pa.p._ condens'[=a]ted.--_ns._ CONDENS[=A]'TION, act of
condensing; CONDENS'ER, an apparatus for reducing vapours to a liquid form:
an appliance for collecting or condensing electricity. [L.
_condens[=a]re_--_con_, inten., and _densus_, dense.]
CONDESCEND, kon-de-send', _v.i._ to descend willingly from a superior
position: to act kindly to inferiors: to deign: to comply: to lower one's
self.--_n._ CONDESCEND'ENCE, condescension: (_Scots law_) an articulate
statement annexed to a summons, setting forth the allegations in fact upon
which an action is founded.--_adj._ CONDESCEND'ING, yielding to inferiors:
courteous: obliging: patronising.--_adv._ CONDESCEND'INGLY.--_n._
CONDESCENS'ION, affability to inferiors: courtesy:
graciousness.--CONDESCEND UPON, to specify: to mention. [L. _con_, inten.,
and _descend[)e]re_, to descend.]
CONDIDDLE, kon-did'l, _v.t._ (_Scot._) to steal.
CONDIGN, kon-d[=i]n', _adj._ well merited: adequate (of
punishment).--_adv._ CONDIGN'LY.--_n._ CONDIGN'NESS. [L.
_condignus_--_con_, wholly, _dignus_, worthy.]
CONDIMENT, kon'di-ment, _n._ a seasoning used at table to give a flavour to
the ordinary solid or liquid food.--_v.t._ to pickle. [L.
_condimentum_--_cond[=i]re_, to preserve, to pickle.]
CONDITION, kon-dish'un, _n._ state in which things exist: a particular
manner of being: quality: rank, as 'a person of condition:' pre-requisite:
temper: a term of a contract: proposal: arrangement: (_logic_) that which
must precede the operation of a cause: (_law_) a provision that upon the
occurrence of an uncertain event an obligation shall come into force, or
shall cease, or that the obligation shall not come into force until a
certain event.--_v.i._ to make terms.--_v.t._ to agree upon: to restrict,
limit: to determine.--_adj._ CONDI'TIONAL, depending on conditions.--_n._
CONDITIONAL'ITY.--_adv._ CONDI'TIONALLY.--_v.t._ CONDI'TIONATE, to
condition: to qualify.--_adj._ CONDI'TIONED, having a certain condition,
state, or quality: circumstanced: depending: relative--the opposite of
_absolute_.--CONDITIONING HOUSE, an establishment in which the true weight,
length, and condition of articles of trade and commerce are determined
scientifically--the first in England established at Bradford in 1891. [L.
_condicio_, _-nis_, a compact (later false spelling
_conditio_)--_condic[)e]re_--_con_, together, _dic[)e]re_, to say.]
CONDOLE, kon-d[=o]l', _v.i._ to grieve with another: to sympathise in
sorrow: (_Shak._) to grieve.--_adj._ CONDOL'ATORY, expressing
condolence.--_ns._ CONDOLE'MENT, CONDOL'ENCE, expression of grief for
another's sorrow.--_adj._ CONDOL'ENT, sympathetic. [L. _con_, with,
_dol[=e]re_, to grieve.]
CONDONE, kon-d[=o]n', _v.t._ to forgive: to pass over.--_n._
CONDON[=A]'TION, forgiveness: in the legal phraseology of Britain and the
United States, forgiveness granted by the injured party, which may be urged
by the guilty party as a defence against an action of divorce on the ground
of adultery. [L. _con_, inten., _don[=a]re_, to give. See DONATION.]
CONDOR, kon'dor, _n._ a large vulture found among the Andes of South
America. [Sp.,--Peruv. _cuntur_.]
CONDOTTIERE, kon-dot-ti-[=a]'re, _n._ a leader of a band of military
adventurers who sold their services to any party in any contest:--_pl._
CONDOTTIERI (-[=a]'r[=e]). [It.,--_condotto_, way--L. _con_, and
_duc[)e]re_, to lead.]
CONDUCE, kon-d[=u]s', _v.i._ to tend to some end: to contribute.--_ns._
CONDUCE'MENT (_Milt._), CONDUC'IBLENESS, CONDUC'IVENESS.--_adjs._
CONDUC'IBLE, CONDUC'IVE, leading or tending: having power to promote:
advantageous.--_advs._ CONDUC'IBLY, CONDUC'IVELY. [L. _con_, together,
_duc[)e]re_, _ductum_, to lead.]
CONDUCT, kon-dukt', _v.t._ to lead or guide: to convey (water): to direct:
to manage: to behave: (_elect._) to carry or transmit.--_ns._ CON'DUCT, act
or method of leading or managing: guidance: escort: guide: management:
behaviour; CONDUCTIBIL'ITY.--_adjs._ CONDUCT'IBLE, capable of conducting
heat, &c.: capable of being conducted or transmitted.--_n._ CONDUC'TION,
act or property of conducting or transmitting: transmission by a conductor,
as heat.--_adj._ CONDUCT'IVE, having the quality or power of conducting or
transmitting.--_ns._ CONDUCTIV'ITY, a power that bodies have of
transmitting heat and electricity; CONDUCT'OR, the person or thing that
conducts: a leader: a manager: a leader of an orchestra: one in charge of a
bus, &c.: that which has the property of transmitting electricity, heat,
&c.--_n.fem._ CONDUCT'RESS. [L. _conductus_--_conduc[)e]re_. See CONDUCE.]
CONDUIT, kun'dit, or kon'-, _n._ a channel or pipe to lead or convey water,
&c.: a kind of fountain. [Fr. _conduit_--L. _conductus_--_conduc[)e]re_, to
lead.]
CONDYLE, kon'dil, _n._ a protuberance at the end of a bone serving for
articulation with another bone, esp. that by which the occipital bone of
the skull is articulated to the spine.--_adj._ CON'DYLOID.--_n._
CONDYL[=O]'MA, a growth about the anus or generative organs.
[Fr.,--L.,--Gr. _kondylos_, knuckle.]
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CONE, k[=o]n, _n._ a solid pointed figure with a circular base: fruit
shaped like a cone, as that of the pine, fir, &c.: anything shaped like a
cone.--_ns._ CONE'-SHELL, a family of Gasteropod molluscs, with substantial
conical shells; CONE'-WHEAT, a variety of wheat, with conical-shaped
spike.--_adjs._ CONIC, -AL, having the form of or pertaining to a
cone.--_adv._ CON'ICALLY.--_ns._ CON'ICALNESS, CONIC'ITY.--_adj._
CON'ICO-CYLIN'DRICAL.--_n._ CON'ICS, that part of geometry which deals with
the cone and its sections.--_adj._ C[=O]'NIFORM, in the form of a
cone.--CONIC SECTION, a figure made by the section of a cone by a plane.
[Fr. _cone_--L.,--Gr. _k[=o]nos_, a peak, a peg.]
CONEY. See CONY.
CONFAB, kon-fab', _v._ and _n._ coll. forms of CONFAB'UL[=A]TE,
CONFABUL[=A]'TION.--_adj._ CONFAB'ULAR.--_n._ CONFAB'UL[=A]TOR.--_adj._
CONFAB'UL[=A]TORY.
CONFABULATE, kon-fab'[=u]-l[=a]t, _v.i._ to talk familiarly together: to
chat.--_n._ CONFABUL[=A]'TION. [L. _con_, together, _fabul[=a]ri_, to
talk--_fabula_, a tale, fable.]
CONFARREATION, kon-far-re-[=a]'shun, _n._ a Roman mode of marriage, made in
the presence of the high-priest and ten witnesses, at which bread made of
spelt was eaten together.--_adj._ CONFAR'REATE. [L.
_confarreatio_--_confarre[=a]re_, to unite by bread, to marry--_con_, with,
_far_, a species of grain.]
CONFECT, kon'fekt, _n._ fruit, &c., prepared with sugar: a sweetmeat: a
comfit.--_v.t._ CONFECT', to prepare: to preserve.--_n._ CONFEC'TION,
composition, compound: a composition of drugs: a sweetmeat: the French word
for a ready-made article of dress for women's wear.--_v.t._ to make a
confection, in its various uses.--_ns._ CONFEC'TIONARY (_B._), a
confectioner: a sweetmeat: a place where confections are made:
confectionery; CONFEC'TIONER, one who makes confections; CONFEC'TIONERY, a
confectioner's shop: the business of a confectioner: sweetmeats in general.
[L. _confic[)e]re_, _confectum_, to make up together--_con_, together,
_fac[)e]re_, to make.]
CONFEDERATE, kon-fed'[.e]r-[=a]t, _adj._ leagued together: allied.--_n._
one united in a league: an ally: an acomplice.--_v.i._ and _v.t._ to league
together or join in a league.--_ns._ CONFED'ERACY, a league or mutual
engagement: persons or states united by a league: a conspiracy;
CONFEDER[=A]'TION, a league: alliance, esp. of princes, states, &c.--_adj._
CONFED'ER[=A]TIVE, of or belonging to a confederation. [L.
_confoeder[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_--_con_, together, _foedus_, _foed[)e]ris_, a
league.]
CONFER, kon-f[.e]r', _v.t._ to give or bestow: to compare (notes),
collate--abbrev. CF.--_v.i._ to talk or consult together:--_pr.p._
confer'ring; _pa.p._ conferred'.--_ns._ CONFEREE', one conferred with;
CON'FERENCE, the act of conferring: an appointed meeting for instruction or
discussion.--_adjs._ CONFEREN'TIAL; CONFER'RABLE.--_n._ CONFER'RER, one who
confers. [Fr.,--L. _conferre_--_con_, together, _ferre_, to bring.]
CONFERVA, kon-f[.e]r'va, _n._ a genus of lower fresh-water Algæ, forming
slimy masses or tufts in ponds and stagnent pools, easily recognised by
their unbranched filaments.--_adj._ CONFER'VOID. [L. _conferva_, a kind
water-plant.]
CONFESS, kon-fes', _v.t._ to acknowledge fully, esp. something wrong: to
own or admit: to make known, as sins to a priest: to hear a confession, as
a priest.--_v.i._ to make confession.--_ns._ CONFES'SION, acknowledgment of
a crime or fault: avowal; a statement of one's religious belief:
acknowledgment of sin to a priest; CONFES'SIONAL, the seat or enclosed
recess where a priest hears confessions.--_adj._ pertaining to
confession.--_ns._ CONFES'SIONALISM; CONFES'SIONALIST.--_adj._
CONFES'SIONARY, of or belonging to confession.--_n._ a confessional.--_ns._
CONFESS'OR, one who professes the Christian faith, or a priest who hears
confessions and grants absolution: one who endures persecution but not
death:--_fem._ CONFESS'ORESS; CONFESS'ORSHIP.--_adjs._ CONFESSED',
CONFEST', admitted: avowed: evident.--_advs._ CONFESS'EDLY,
CONFEST'LY.--CONFESSION OF FAITH, a formulary embodying the religious
beliefs of a church or sect: a creed.--CONFESS TO, to admit, acknowledge;
STAND CONFESSED, to be revealed. [Fr. _confesser_--L. _confit[=e]ri_,
_confessus_--_con_, sig. completeness, and _fat[=e]ri_--_f[=a]ri_, to
speak.]
CONFIDE, kon-f[=i]d', _v.i._ to trust wholly or have faith (with _in_): to
rely.--_v.t._ to entrust, or commit to the charge of.--_ns._ CONFIDANT',
one confided in or entrusted with secrets: a bosom-friend:--_fem._
CONFIDANTE'; CON'FIDENCE, firm trust or belief: faith: self-reliance:
firmness: boldness: presumption; CON'FIDENCY.--_adj._ CON'FIDENT, trusting
firmly: having full belief: positive: bold.--_n._ a confidential
friend.--_adj._ CONFIDEN'TIAL, (given) in confidence: admitted to
confidence: private.--_advs._ CONFIDEN'TIALLY; CON'FIDENTLY.--_n._
CONFID'ER, one who confides.--_adj._ CONFID'ING, trustful.--_adv._
CONFID'INGLY.--_n._ CONFID'INGNESS.--CONFIDENCE TRICK, a swindler's trick,
whereby a person is induced to hand over money as a mark of confidence in
the swindler; CONFIDANT PERSON, in Scots law, a confidential person,
partner, agent, &c. [L. _confid[)e]re_--_con_, sig. completeness, and
_fid[)e]re_, to trust.]
CONFIGURATION, kon-fig-[=u]-r[=a]'shun, _n._ external figure or shape:
outline: relative position or aspect, as of planets.--_vs.t._ CONFIG'URATE,
CONFIG'URE, to shape. [L. _configuratio_--_con_, together, and
_figur[=a]re_, to form. See FIGURE.]
CONFINE, kon'f[=i]n, _n._ border, boundary, or limit--generally in _pl._:
(kon-f[=i]n') confinement: (_Shak._) a prison.--_v.t._ CONFINE', to border;
to be adjacent to: to limit, enclose: to imprison.--_adjs._ CONFIN'-ABLE;
CONFINED', limited: imprisoned: narrow; CONFINE'LESS (_Shak._), without
bound: unlimited.--_ns._ CONFINE'MENT, state of being shut up: restraint:
imprisonment: restraint from going abroad by sickness, and esp. of women in
childbirth; CONFIN'ER. one within the confines: (_Shak._) an
inhabitant.--_adj._ CONFIN'ING, bordering: limiting.--BE CONFINED, to be
limited: to be in child-bed. [Fr. _confiner_--L. _confinis_,
bordering--_con_, together, _finis_, the end.]
CONFIRM, kon-f[.e]rm', _v.t._ to strengthen: to fix or establish: to
ratify: to verify: to assure: to admit to full communion.--_adj._
CONFIRM'ABLE.--_n._ CONFIRM[=A]'TION, a making firm or sure: convincing
proof: the rite by which persons are admitted to full communion in the
R.C., Greek, Lutheran, Anglican, and other Churches.--_adjs._
CONFIRM'ATIVE, tending to confirm; CONFIRM'ATORY, giving additional
strength to: confirming; CONFIRMED', settled: inveterate.--_ns._
CONFIRMEE', one to whom anything is confirmed; CONFIRM'ER; CONFIRM'ING. [O.
Fr. _confermer_--L. _confirm[=a]re_--_con_, inten., and
_firm[=a]re_--_firmus_, firm.]
CONFISCATE, kon'fis-k[=a]t, or kon-fis'-, _v.t._ to appropriate to the
state, as a penalty: to take possession of.--_adj._ forfeited to the public
treasury.--_adjs._ CONFIS'CABLE, CONFIS'CATORY, of the nature of
confiscation.--_ns._ CONFISC[=A]'TION, the act of confiscating;
CON'FISC[=A]TOR, one who confiscates. [L. _confisc[=a]re_,
_-[=a]tum_--_con_, together, _fiscus_, a basket.]
CONFIT, kon'fit, _n._ (_obs._). Same as COMFIT.
CONFITEOR, kon-fit'[=e]-or, _n._ a form of prayer or confession used in the
Latin Church. [L. _confiteor_, I confess.]
CONFITURE, kon'fit-[=u]r, _n._ (_obs._). Same as COMFITURE.
CONFIX, kon-fiks', _v.t._ (_Shak._) to fix firmly. [L. _config[)e]re_,
_-fixum_--_con_, inten., _fig[)e]re_, to fix.]
CONFLAGRATE, kon'fla-gr[=a]t, _v.t._ and _v.i._ to burn up.--_adj._
CONFLAG'RANT (_Milt._) burning.--_n._ CONFLAGR[=A]'TION, a great burning or
fire. [L. _conflagr[=a]re_--_con_, inten., and _flagr[=a]re_, to burn. See
FLAGRANT.]
CONFLATE, kon-fl[=a]t', _v.t._ to blow together: to produce: to combine two
variant readings of a text into one.--_n._ CONFL[=A]'TION. [L.
_conflatus_--_confl[=a]re_, to blow together--_con_, and _fl[=a]re_, to
blow.]
CONFLICT, kon'flikt, _n._ violent collision: a struggle or contest: a
battle: a mental struggle.--_v.i._ CONFLICT', to fight: contend: to be in
opposition: to clash.--_adj._ CONFLICT'ING, clashing: contradictory.--_n._
CONFLIC'TION.--_adj._ CONFLICT'IVE, tending to conflict. [L.
_conflig[)e]re_--_con_, together, and _flig[)e]re_, to strike.]
CONFLUENCE, kon'floo-ens, _n._ a flowing together: the place of meeting, as
of rivers: a concourse: the act of meeting together.--_adj._ CON'FLUENT,
flowing together: uniting.--_n._ a stream uniting and flowing with
another.--_adv._ CON'FLUENTLY.--_n._ CON'FLUX, a flowing together. [L.
_conflu[)e]re_, _confluxum_, from _con_, together, _flu[)e]re_, to flow.]
CONFORM, kon-form', _v.t._ to make like or of the same form with: to
adapt.--_v.i._ to be of the same form; to comply: to obey.--_n._
CONFORMABIL'ITY, state of being conformable.--_adj._ CONFORM'ABLE,
corresponding in form: suitable: compliant.--_adv._ CONFORM'ABLY.--_ns._
CONFORM[=A]'TION, particular form, shape, or structure: adaptation;
CONFORM'ER, CONFORM'IST, one who conforms, esp. with the worship of the
Established Church; CONFORM'ITY, likeness: compliance: consistency.--IN
CONFORMITY WITH, in accordance with. [L. _conform[=a]re_--_con_, with, and
_form[=a]re_--_forma_, form.]
CONFOUND, kon-fownd', _v.t._ to overthrow, defeat: to mingle so as to make
the parts indistinguishable: to throw into disorder: to perplex: to
astonish.--_p.adj._ CONFOUND'ED, confused: astonished: (_coll._)
consummate, egregious (a term of disapprobation).--_advs._ CONFOUND'EDLY
(_coll._), hatefully, shamefully: cursedly; CONFOUND'INGLY,
astonishingly.--CONFOUND YOU, an execration or curse. [O. Fr.
_confondre_--L. _confund[)e]re_, _-fusum_--_con_, together, _fund[)e]re_,
to pour.]
CONFRATERNITY, kon-fra-t[.e]r'ni-ti, _n._ a brotherhood: clan: brotherly
friendship.
CONFRÈRE, kong-fr[=a]r, _n._ a colleague: a fellow-member or associate.
[Fr.,--L. _con_, together, _frater_, a brother.]
CONFRONT, kon-frunt', _v.t._ to stand in front of: to face: to oppose: to
bring face to face: to compare.--_n._ CONFRONT[=A]'TION, the bringing of
people face to face. [Fr. _confronter_--Low L.,--L. _con_, together, and
_frons_, the front. See FRONT.]
CONFUCIAN, kon-f[=u]'shyan, _adj._ of or belonging to _Confucius_, the
Chinese philosopher (551-479 B.C.).--_ns._ CONF[=U]'CIANISM;
CONF[=U]'CIANIST.
CONFUSE, kon-f[=u]z', _v.t._ to pour or mix together so that things cannot
be distinguished: to throw into disorder: to perplex.--_v.i._ to be
confused.--_adj._ CONFUSED', perplexed: disordered.--_adv._ CONFUS'EDLY, in
a confused manner: disorderly.--_ns._ CONFUS'EDNESS, state of being
confused: disorder; CONF[=U]'SION, the state of being confused: disorder:
shame: overthrow: perplexity: embarrassment: turmoil.--_adj._
CONF[=U]'SIVE. [A doublet of CONFOUND.]
CONFUTE, kon-f[=u]t', _v.t._ to prove to be false: to refute: to put an end
to.--_adj._ CONF[=U]T'ABLE.--_n._ CONFUT[=A]'TION.--_adj._ CONF[=U]T'ATIVE,
tending to confute.--_n._ CONFUTE'MENT. [L. _confut[=a]re_--_con_, inten.,
and _futis_, a water-vessel, from _fund[)e]re_, to pour: to overthrow. See
FUTILE.]
CONGÉ. See CONGEE.
CONGEAL, kon-j[=e]l', _v.t._ to freeze: to change from fluid to solid by
cold: to solidify, as by cold.--_v.i._ to pass from fluid to solid, as by
cold: to stiffen: to coagulate.--_adj._ CONGEAL'ABLE.--_ns._
CONGEAL'ABLENESS; CONGEAL'MENT, CONGEL[=A]'TION, act or process of
congealing: anything congealed. [L. _congel[=a]re_, from _con_, and _gelu_,
frost.]
CONGEE, kon'j[=e], CONGÉ, kong'j[=a], _n._ a bow: dismissal: leave to
depart.--_v.i._ to take leave: to bow.--CONGÉ D'ÉLIRE (_Fr._), permission
to elect: permission given by the crown to a dean and chapter to elect a
bishop. [Fr. _congé_--L. _commeatus_, leave of absence--_com_, together,
and _me[=a]re_, to go.]
CONGENER, kon'je-n[.e]r, or kon-j[=e]'n[.e]r, _n._ a person or thing of the
same kind or nature.--_adj._ akin.--_adjs._ CONGENER'IC, -AL, of the same
genus, origin, or nature; CONGEN'EROUS, of the same nature or kind;
CONGENET'IC, alike in origin. [L.,--_con_, with, and _genus_, _generis_,
kind.]
CONGENIAL, kon-j[=e]'ni-al, _adj._ of the same genius, spirit, or tastes:
kindred, sympathetic: suitable.--_n._ CONGENIAL'ITY.--_adv._
CONG[=E]'NIALLY. [L. _con_, with, and _genialis_, genial. See GENIAL.]
CONGENITAL, kon-jen'i-tal, _adj._ begotten or born with, said of diseases
or deformities dating from birth.--_adv._ CONGEN'ITALLY. [L. _congenitus_,
from _con_, together, _gign[)e]re_, _genitum_, to beget.]
CONGER, kong'g[.e]r, _n._ a marine bony fish in the eel family, 3 to 6 feet
long--also CON'GER-EEL: a company of co-operating booksellers. [L.,--Gr.
_gongros_.]
CONGERIES, kon-j[=e]'ri-[=e]z, _n._ a collection of particles or small
bodies in one mass. [L.,--_con_, together, _ger[)e]re_, _gestum_, to
bring.]
CONGEST, kon-jest', _v.t._ to bring together, or heap up: to
accumulate.--_adjs._ CONGEST'ED, affected with an unnatural accumulation of
blood: overcrowded; CONGEST'IBLE.--_n._ CONGEST'ION, an accumulation of
blood in any part of the body: fullness: an overcrowded condition.--_adj._
CONGEST'IVE, indicating or tending to congestion. [L. _conger[)e]re_,
_congestum_--_con_, together, and _ger[)e]re_, _gestum_, to bring.]
CONGIARY, kon'ji-ar-i, _n._ a gift to the Roman people or soldiery,
originally in corn, oil, &c., each receiving a _congius_ or
gallon--afterwards given in money. [L. _congiarium_--_congius_, the Roman
gallon.]
CONGLOBE, kon-gl[=o]b', _v.t._ or _v.i._ to collect together into a globe
or round mass:--_pr.p._ congl[=o]b'ing; _pa.p._ congl[=o]bed'.--_adj._
CONGLOB'ATE, formed into a globe or ball.--_v.t._ to form into a globe or
ball.--_n._ CONGLOB[=A]'TION.--_v.i._ CONGLOB'[=U]LATE, to gather into a
globule or small globe. [L. _con_, together, and _glob[=a]re_,
_-[=a]tum_--_globus_, a ball, globe.]
CONGLOMERATE, kon-glom'[.e]r-[=a]t, _adj._ gathered into a clew or
mass.--_v.t._ to gather into a ball.--_n._ a rock composed of pebbles
cemented together.--_n._ CONGLOMER[=A]'TION, state of being conglomerated:
a collection of things. [L. _conglomer[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_--_con_, together,
and _glomus_, _glomeris_, a clew, akin to _globus_.]
CONGLUTINATE, kon-gl[=oo]'tin-[=a]t, _v.t._ to glue together: to heal by
uniting.--_v.i._ to unite or grow together.--_p.adj._ CONGLU'TINANT.--_n._
CONGLUTIN[=A]'TION, a joining by means of some sticky substance:
healing.--_adj._ CONGLU'TIN[=A]TIVE, having power to conglutinate.--_n._
CONGLU'TIN[=A]TOR. [L. _conglutin[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_--_con_, together, and
_gluten_, glue.]
CONGOU, kong'g[=oo], _n._ a kind of black tea.--Also CONGO. [Chinese
_kung-fu_, labour, referring to the labour expended in producing the tea.]
CONGRATULATE, kon-grat'[=u]-l[=a]t, _v.t._ to wish joy to on any fortunate
event: to felicitate: to consider one's self fortunate in some
matter.--_adj._ CONGRAT'ULANT, expressing congratulation.--_n._ a
congratulator.--_ns._ CONGRATUL[=A]'TION, act of congratulating: an
expression of joy or sympathy; CONGRAT'ULATOR.--_adj._ CONGRAT'ULATORY. [L.
_congratul[=a]ri_, _-[=a]tus_--_con_, inten., _gratul[=a]ri_--_gratus_,
pleasing.]
CONGREE, kon-gr[=e]', _v.i._ (_Shak._) to agree together: to accord. [L.
_con_, together, and Fr. _gré_, good-will--L. _gratus_, pleasing.]
CONGREET, kon-gr[=e]t', _v.t._ (_Shak._) to salute mutually. [L. _con_,
together, and GREET.]
CONGREGATE, kong'gre-g[=a]t, _v.t._ to gather together: to
assemble.--_v.i._ to flock together.--_p.adj._ CONGREGAT'ED, assembled:
aggregated.--_n._ CONGREG[=A]'TION, the act of congregating: an assemblage
of persons or things: (_O.T._) a name given to the children of Israel: a
body of people united to worship in a particular church: the name given to
the body of Protestant Reformers in Scotland in the time of Mary.--_adj._
CONGREG[=A]'TIONAL, pertaining to a congregation.--_ns._
CONGREG[=A]'TIONALISM, a form of church government in which each
congregation is independent in the management of its own affairs--also
called _Independency_; CONGREG[=A]'TIONALIST, adherent of
Congregationalism. [L. _congreg[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_--_con_, together, and
_grex_, _gregis_, a flock.]
CONGRESS, kong'gres, _n._ a meeting together or assembly, as of
ambassadors, &c., for political purposes: the federal legislature of the
United States.--_v.i._ to meet in congress.--_adj._ CONGRES'SIONAL.--_n._
CON'GRESSMAN, a member of congress. [L. _con_, together, and _gradi_,
_gressus_, to step, to go.]
CONGREVE, kong'gr[=e]v, _n._ a rocket for use in war, invented by Sir
William _Congreve_ (1772-1828).--_n._ CON'GREVE-MATCH, a kind of lucifer
match, invented by Congreve.
CONGRUE, kong-gr[=oo]', _v.i._ (_Shak._) to agree.--_ns._ CONG'RUENCE,
CONG'RUENCY, agreement: suitableness.--_adj._ CONG'RUENT, agreeing:
suitable: congruous: used of two numbers which, when divided by the same
number, give the same remainder.--_n._ CONGRU'ITY, agreement between
things: consistency: fitness.--_adj._ CONG'RUOUS, suitable: fit:
consistent.--_adv._ CONG'RUOUSLY.--_n._ CONG'RUOUSNESS. [L. _congru[)e]re_,
to run together.]
CONIA. See CONIUM.
CONIC, -AL; CONICS. See CONE.
CONIFERÆ, kon-if'[.e]r-[=e], _n.pl._ an order of exogenous plants,
including pines, firs, &c., which bear cones, in which the seed is
contained.--_n._ CON'IFER, one of the foregoing.--_adj._ CONIF'EROUS,
cone-bearing, as the fir, &c. [CONE, and L. _ferre_, to bear.]
CONIFORM. See CONE.
CONIMA, kon'i-ma, _n._ a fragrant resin for making pastilles.
CONINE, k[=o]'nin, _n._ an alkaloid forming the poisonous principle of
hemlock.--Also C[=O]'NIA, C[=O]'NICINE. [Gr. _k[=o]neion_, hemlock.]
CONIROSTRAL, k[=o]n-i-ros'tral, _adj._ having a strong conical
beak.--_n.pl._ CONIROS'TRES, a group of insessorial birds with such. [CONE,
and L. _rostralis_--_rostrum_, a beak.]
CONJECT, kon-jekt', _v.i._ (_Shak._) to conjecture.
CONJECTURE, kon-jekt'[=u]r, _n._ a forecast: an opinion formed on slight or
defective evidence: an opinion without proof: a guess: an idea.--_v.t._ to
make conjectures regarding: to infer on slight evidence: to guess.--_adjs._
CONJECT'URABLE, that may be conjectured; CONJECT'URAL, involving
conjecture: given to conjecture.--_adv._ CONJECT'URALLY. [L.
_conjic[)e]re_, _conjectum_, to throw together--_con_, together, and
_jac[)e]re_, to throw.]
CONJEE, CONGEE, kon'j[=e], _n._ water in which rice has been boiled, much
used for invalids. [Anglo-Indian--Tamil _kañji_. Origin unknown.]
CONJOIN, kon-join', _v.t._ to join together: to combine.--_v.i._ to
unite.--_adjs._ CONJOINED', united: in conjunction; CONJOINT', joined
together: united.--_adv._ CONJOINT'LY. [Fr. _conjoindre_--L. _con_,
together, and _jung[)e]re_, _junctum_, to join. See JOIN.]
CONJUGAL, kon'joo-gal, _adj._ pertaining to marriage.--_n._
CONJUGAL'ITY.--_adv._ CON'JUGALLY. [L. _conjugalis_--_conjux_, one united
to another, a husband or wife--_con_, and _jugum_, a yoke.]
CONJUGATE, kon'joo-g[=a]t, _v.t._ (_gram._) to give the various inflections
or parts of a verb.--_adj._ joined: connected.--_n._ a word agreeing in
derivation with another word.--_adjs._ CON'JUGATED, CONJUG[=A]'TIONAL,
CON'JUGATIVE, conjugate.--_ns._ CON'JUGATENESS; CON'JUGATING;
CONJUG[=A]'TION, the act of joining: union: (_gram._) a term applied to a
connected view or statement of the inflectional changes of form that a verb
undergoes in its various relations: a class of verbs inflected in the same
manner.--CONJUGATE AXES, two axes in a conic section, such that each is
parallel to the tangent at the extremity of the other; CONJUGATE FOCI (see
FOCUS); CONJUGATE MIRRORS, two mirrors set face to face so that the rays
emitted from the focus of one are first reflected from it to the and thence
to its focus; CONJUGATION OF CELLS, a mode of reproduction in which two
apparently similar cells unite, as in Amoeba, Diatoms, &c. [L.
_conjug[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_--_con_, together, and _jug[=a]re_--_jugum_, a
yoke.]
CONJUNCT, kon-junkt', _adj._ conjoined: concurrent.--_n._ CONJUNC'TION,
connection, union: (_gram._) a word that connects sentences, clauses, and
words: one of the aspects of the planets, when two heavenly bodies have the
same longitude--i.e. when the same perpendicular to the ecliptic passes
through both.--_adj._ CONJUNC'TIONAL, relating to a conjunction.--_adv._
CONJUNC'TIONALLY.--_adj._ CONJUNC'TIVE, closely united: serving to unite:
connective: (_gram._) introduced by a conjunction.--_adv._
CONJUNC'TIVELY.--_n._ CONJUNC'TIVENESS.--_adv._ CONJUNC'TLY, conjointly: in
union.--_n._ CONJUNC'TURE, combination of circumstances: important
occasion, crisis.--GRAND CONJUNCTIONS, those where several planets or stars
are found together. [L.,--_conjung[)e]re_. See CONJOIN.]
CONJURE, kun'j[.e]r and kon-j[=oo]r' (_con'jure_, generally of the art of
legerdemain, &c.; _conjure'_, of actions treated as religious or solemn),
_v.i._ to practise magical arts: to make an invocation: (_obs._) to
conspire.--_v.t._ to call on or summon by a sacred name or in a solemn
manner: to implore earnestly: to compel (a spirit) by incantations: to
enchant: to raise up or frame needlessly; to effect by jugglery:--_pr.p._
con'juring; _pa.p._ con'jured.--_ns._ CONJUR[=A]'TION, act of summoning by
a sacred name or solemnly: enchantment; CON'JUR[=A]TOR, a conspirator;
CONJURE'MENT, adjuration; CON'JURER, -OR, one who practises magic: an
enchanter: (kon-j[=oo]'ror) one bound by oath with others; CON'JURING,
magic-working: the production of effects apparently miraculous by natural
means; CON'JURY, magic. [Fr.,--L. _con_, together, and _jur[=a]re_, to
swear.]
CONK, kongk, _n._ the nose.--_n._ CONK'Y (_slang_), a person with a large
nose. [Mr F. Hindes Groome suggests that it may be back slang, _conk_ being
the illiterate spelling of the Gipsy _knoc_, nose.]
CONNASCENT, kon-nas'ent, _adj._ born or produced at the same time.--_ns._
CONNAS'CENCE, CONNAS'CENCY. [L. _con_, with _nasci_, to be born.]
CONNATE, kon'[=a]t, _adj._ born with one's self: innate: allied:
congenial.--_adj._ CONNAT'URAL, of the same nature with another.--_v.t._
CONNAT'URALISE.--_n._ CONNAT'URALITY.--_adv._ CONNAT'URALLY.--_ns._
CONNAT'URALNESS; CONN[=A]'TURE. [L. _con_, with, and _nasci_, _natus_, to
be born.]
CONNE, kon, _v.t._ (_Spens._) form of CON, to know.
CONNECT, kon-ekt', _v.t._ to tie or fasten together: to establish a
relation between: to associate.--_p.adj._ CONNECT'ED, joined:
united.--_adv._ CONNECT'EDLY, in a connected manner.--_ns._ CONNECT'ER,
-OR, one who or that which connects.--_adj._ CONNECT'IBLE, capable of being
connected.--_ns._ CONNEC'TION, CONNEX'ION, act of connecting: that which
connects: a body or society held together by a bond: coherence:
intercourse: context: relation: intimacy: a relative.--_adjs._ CONNECT'IVE,
CONNEX'IVE (_obs._), binding together.--_n._ a word that connects sentences
and words.--_adv._ CONNECT'IVELY.--CONNECTIVE TISSUE, one of the four sets
of the commonest classification of animal tissues, including a great
variety--e.g. bone, cartilage, ligaments, and enswathing membranes. [L.
_con_, together, and _nect[)e]re_, to tie.]
CONNICTATION, kon-ik-t[=a]'shun, _n._ the act of winking. [L. _con_, and
_nictare_, _-[=a]tum_, to wink.]
CONNIVE, kon-[=i]v', _v.i._ to wink at a fault: to take no notice: to have
a private understanding.--_ns._ CONNIV'ANCE, CONNIV'ANCY, CONNIV'ENCE,
CONNIV'ENCY.--_adj._ CONNIV'ENT.--_n._ CONNIV'ER. [Fr.,--L. _conniv[=e]re_,
to wink.]
CONNOISSEUR, kon-es-sehr', or kon-is-[=u]r', _n._ one who knows a subject
well; a critical judge in art, music, &c.--_n._ CONNOISSEUR'SHIP, the skill
of a connoisseur. [Fr. _connoître_--L. _cognosc[)e]re_, to know.]
CONNOTE, kon-[=o]t', _v.t._ to signify secondarily: to imply along with an
object the inherent attributes: to include.--_v.t._ CON'NOT[=A]TE, to
connote.--_n._ CONNOT[=A]'TION, implication of something more than the
denotation of an object: the aggregation of attributes connoted by a
term.--_adjs._ CONNOT'[=A]TIVE, CONN[=O]'TIVE. [L. _con_, with, and NOTE.]
CONNUBIAL, kon-[=u]'bi-al, _adj._ pertaining to marriage or to the marriage
state: nuptial.--_n._ CONNUBIAL'ITY.--_adv._ CONN[=U]'BIALLY. [L. _con_,
and _nub[)e]re_, to marry. See NUPTIAL.]
CONNUMERATE, kon-n[=u]'me-r[=a]t, _v.t._ to count conjointly.--_n._
CONNUMER[=A]'TION.
CONNUSANCE, kon'[=u]-sans, _n._ an obs. form of COGNISANCE.
CONOID, k[=o]n'oid, _n._ anything like a cone in form.--_adjs._ CONOID'IC,
-AL, CON'OID, CONOID'AL. [Gr. _k[=o]nos_, a cone, _eidos_, form.]
CO-NOMINEE, k[=o]-nom-i-n[=e]', _n._ a joint-nominee.
CONQUADRATE, kon-kwod'r[=a]t, _v.t._ to square with another.
CONQUASSATE, kon-kwas'[=a]t, _v.t._ to shake.
CONQUER, kong'k[.e]r, _v.t._ to gain by force or with an effort: to
overcome or vanquish.--_v.i._ to be victor.--_adj._ CON'QUERABLE, that may
be conquered.--_n._ CON'QUERABLENESS.--_adj._ CON'QUERING,
victorious.--_adv._ CON'QUERINGLY.--_ns._ CON'QUEROR, one who conquers: a
victor:--_fem._ CON'QUERESS; CON'QUEST, the act of conquering: that which
is conquered or acquired by physical or moral force: the act of gaining the
affections of another.--MAKE A CONQUEST, to conquer.--THE CONQUEROR,
William I. of England (L. CONQUES'TOR); THE CONQUEST, the acquisition of
the throne of England by William, Duke of Normandy, in 1066. [O. Fr.
_conquerre_--L. _conquir[)e]re_,--_con_, inten., _quær[)e]re_, to seek.]
CONQUISTADOR, kong-kwis'ta-d[=o]r, _n._ a conqueror, applied to the
conquerors of Mexico and Peru. [Sp.,--L. _conquir[)e]re_. See CONQUER.]
CONSANGUINE, kon-sang'gwin, _adj._ related by blood: of the same family or
descent--also CONSANGUIN'EOUS.--_n._ CONSANGUIN'ITY, relationship by blood:
opposed to affinity or relationship by marriage. [L.
_consanguineus_--_con_, with, _sanguis_, blood.]
CONSCIENCE, kon'shens, _n._ the knowledge of our own acts and feelings as
right or wrong: sense of duty: scrupulousness: (_Shak._) understanding: the
faculty or principle by which we distinguish right from wrong.--_adjs._
CON'SCIENCE-PROOF, unvisited by any compunctions of conscience;
CON'SCIENCE-SMIT'TEN, stung by conscience; CONSCIEN'TIOUS, regulated by a
regard to conscience: scrupulous.--_adv._ CONSCIEN'TIOUSLY.--_n._
CONSCIEN'TIOUSNESS.--_adj._ CON'SCIONABLE, governed or regulated by
conscience.--_n._ CON'SCIONABLENESS.--_adv._ CON'SCIONABLY.--CONSCIENCE
CLAUSE, a clause in a law, affecting religious matters, to relieve persons
of conscientious scruples, esp. one to prevent their children being
compelled to undergo particular religious instruction; CONSCIENCE MONEY,
money given to relieve the conscience, by discharging a claim previously
evaded; CASE OF CONSCIENCE, a question in casuistry.--GOOD, or BAD,
CONSCIENCE, an approving or reproving conscience.--IN ALL CONSCIENCE,
certainly: (_coll._) by all that is right and fair.--MAKE A MATTER OF
CONSCIENCE, to act according to conscience: to have scruples about.--MY
CONSCIENCE! a vulgar exclamation of astonishment, or an
asseveration.--SPEAK ONE'S CONSCIENCE (_Shak._), to speak frankly: to give
one's opinion. [Fr.,--L. _conscientia_, knowledge--_consc[=i]re_, to know
well--_con_, and _sc[=i]re_, to know.]
CONSCIOUS, kon'shus, _adj._ having the feeling or internal knowledge of
something: aware: having the faculty of consciousness.--_adv._
CON'SCIOUSLY.--_n._ CON'SCIOUSNESS, the waking state of the mind: the
knowledge which the mind has of its own acts and feelings: thought. [L.
_conscius_--_consc[=i]re_, to know.]
CONSCRIBE, kon-'skr[=i]b', _v.t._ to enlist by conscription.--_adj._
CON'SCRIPT, enrolled, registered.--_n._ one enrolled and liable to serve as
a soldier or sailor.--_v.t._ to enlist.--_n._ CONSCRIP'TION, a compulsory
enrolment for naval or military service: the obtaining recruits by
compulsion.--_adj._ CONSCRIP'TIONAL.--CONSCRIPT FATHERS (_patres
conscripti_), the senators of ancient Rome. [L. _conscrib[)e]re_, to
enrol--_con_, together, _scrib[)e]re_, to write.]
CONSECRATE, kon'se-kr[=a]t, _v.t._ to set apart for a holy use: to render
holy or venerable; to hallow; to devote.--_adj._ consecrated: devoted:
sanctified.--_ns._ CON'SECRATEDNESS; CONSECR[=A]'TION, the act of devoting
to a sacred use; CON'SECRATOR.--_adj._ CON'SECRATORY, making sacred. [L.
_consecr[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, to make wholly sacred--_con_, and
_sacr[=a]re_, to set apart as sacred--_sacer_, sacred.]
CONSECTANEOUS, kon-sek-t[=a]'n[=e]-us, _adj._ following as a natural
consequence.
CONSECTARY, kon-sek'ta-ri, _n._ a deduction, corollary. [L.
_consect[=a]ri_, freq. of _consequi_. See CONSECUTION.]
CONSECUTION, kon-se-k[=u]'shun, _n._ a train of consequences or deductions:
a series of things that follow one another: (_mus._) succession of similar
intervals in harmony.--_adj._ CONSEC'UTIVE, following in regular order:
succeeding or resulting.--_adv._ CONSEC'UTIVELY--_n._ CONSEC'UTIVENESS. [L.
_consequi_--_con_, and _sequi_, _secutus_, to follow.]
CONSENESCENCE, kon-s[=e]-nes'ens, _n._ the state of growing old.--Also
CONSENES'CENCY.
CONSENSUS, kon-sen'sus, _n._ agreement of various parts: agreement in
opinion: unanimity.--_n._ CONSEN'SION, mutual consent.--_adj._ CONSEN'SUAL,
relating to consent.--_adv._ CONSEN'SUALLY.--CONSENSUAL CONTRACT, a
contract requiring merely the consent of the parties. [L. _consent[=i]re_.
See CONSENT.]
CONSENT, kon-sent', _v.i._ to be of the same mind: to agree: to give
assent: to yield: to comply.--_v.t._ (_Milt._) to allow.--_n._ agreement:
accordance with the actions or opinions of another: concurrence: advice,
counsel.--_adj._ CONSENT[=A]'NEOUS, agreeable or accordant: consistent
with.--_adv._ CONSENT[=A]'NEOUSLY--_ns._ CONSENT[=A]'NEOUSNESS,
CONSENTAN[=E]'ITY.--_n._ CONSEN'TIENCE, state of being consentient:
imperfect consciousness.--_adj._ CONSEN'TIENT, agreeing in mind or in
opinion.--_adv._ CONSENT'INGLY.--AGE OF CONSENT, the age at which a person
is considered in the eyes of the law competent to give consent to certain
acts; BE OF CONSENT (_Shak._), to be accessory; WITH ONE CONSENT,
unanimously. [L. _consent[=i]re_--_con_, with, _sent[=i]re_, to feel, to
think.]
CONSEQUENCE, kon'se-kwens, _n._ that which follows or comes after as a
result: effect: influence: importance: (_pl._) a round game describing the
meeting of a lady and gentleman and its consequences, each player in turn
writing a part of the story, not knowing what the others have
written.--_v.i._ (_Milt._) to draw inferences.--_adj._ CON'SEQUENT,
following as a natural effect or deduction.--_n._ that which follows: the
natural effect of a cause.--_adj._ CONSEQUEN'TIAL, following as a result:
casual: pompous.--_advs._ CONSEQUEN'TIALLY; CON'SEQUENTLY. [Fr.,--L.
_consequi_--_con_, together, and _sequi_, to follow.]
CONSERTION, kon-ser'shun, _n._ junction, adaptation.
CONSERVE, kon-s[.e]rv', _v.t._ to keep entire: to retain: to preserve:
(_obs._) to preserve in sugar.--_n._ something preserved, as fruits in
sugar.--_adj._ CONSER'VABLE.--_n._ CONSER'VANCY, a court having authority
to preserve the fisheries, &c., on a river: the act of
preserving.--_p.adj._ CONSER'VANT.--_n._ CONSERV[=A]'TION, the act of
conserving: the keeping entire.--_adj._ CONSERV[=A]'TIONAL.--_n._
CONSER'VATISM, the opinions and principles of a Conservative.--_adj._
CONSER'VATIVE, tending or having power to conserve.--_n._ (_politics_) one
who desires to preserve the institutions of his country against innovation
and change: one averse to change and progress.--_ns._ CONSER'VATIVENESS;
CONSERVATOIRE (kon-ser-va-twär'), CONSERVAT[=O]'RIUM, a name given by the
Italians to schools instituted for the purpose of advancing the study of
music and maintaining its purity; CON'SERV[=A]TOR, one who preserves from
injury or violation: a guardian, custodian:--_fem._ CONSER'VATRIX;
CONSER'VATORSHIP; CONSER'VATORY, a storehouse: a greenhouse or place in
which exotic plants are kept: a school of music.--_adj._
preservative.--_n._ CONSER'VER.--CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, the law that the
total amount of energy in a material system cannot be varied, provided the
system neither parts with energy to other bodies nor receives it from them;
CONSERVATION OF MATTER, the experimentally ascertained fact that no process
at the command of man can either destroy or create even a single particle
of matter.--CONSERVATORS OF THE PEACE, a title usually applied to knights
elected in each shire, from the 12th century onwards, for the conservation
of the peace. [L. _conserv[=a]re_--_con_, together, and _serv[=a]re_, to
keep.]
CONSIDER, kon-sid'[.e]r, _v.t._ to look at closely or carefully: to think
or deliberate on: to take into account: to attend to: to reward.--_v.i._ to
think seriously or carefully: to deliberate.--_adj._ CONSID'ERABLE, worthy
of being considered: important: more than a little.--_n._
CONSID'ERABLENESS.--_adv._ CONSID'ERABLY.--_n._ CONSID'ERANCE (_Shak._),
consideration.--_adjs._ CONSID'ER[=A]TE, CONSID'ERATIVE (_obs._),
thoughtful: serious: prudent: thoughtful for the feelings of
others.--_adv._ CONSID'ERATELY.--_ns._ CONSID'ERATENESS, thoughtfulness for
others; CONSIDER[=A]'TION, deliberation: importance: motive or reason:
compensation, reward: the reason or basis of a compact: (_law_) the thing
given or done or abstained from by agreement with another, and in view of
that other giving, doing, or abstaining from something.--_prep._
CONSID'ERING, in view of: seeing that.--_adv._ CONSID'ERINGLY, with
consideration. [Fr.--L. _consider[=a]re_, supposed to have been orig. a
term of augury--_con_, and _sidus_, _sideris_, a star.]
CONSIGN, kon-s[=i]n', _v.t._ to give to another: to sign or seal: to
transfer: to entrust: to commit: to transmit for sale or custody.--_adj._
CONSIGN'ABLE.--_ns._ CONSIGN[=A]'TION; CONSIG'NATORY, one who signs a
document jointly.--_adj._ CONSIGNED', given in trust.--_ns._ CONSIG'NATURE,
complete signature: joint signing; CONSIGNEE', one to whom anything is
consigned or entrusted; CONSIGN'ER, CONSIGN'OR; CONSIGN'MENT, the act of
consigning: the thing consigned: the writing by which anything is made
over: in Mercantile Law, goods placed in the hands of an agent or factor
for sale, or for some other specified purpose. [Fr.,--L. _consign[=a]re_,
to attest.]
CONSIGNIFY, kon-sig'ni-f[=i], _v.t._ to signify or indicate in connection
with something else.--_n._ CONSIGNIFIC[=A]'-TION.--_adj._
CONSIGNIF'ICATIVE.
CONSILIENCE, kon-sil'i-ens, _n._ concurrence: coincidence.--_adj._
CONSIL'IENT, agreeing. [L. _con_, together, and _sal[=i]re_, to leap.]
CONSIMILAR, kon-sim'i-lar, _adj._ like each other.--_ns._ CONSIMIL'ITUDE,
CONSIMIL'ITY. [L. _consimilis_.]
CONSIST, kon-sist', _v.i._ to exist, subsist: to co-exist: to agree.--_ns._
CONSIST'ENCE, CONSIST'ENCY, a degree of density: substance: agreement: the
quality of being self-consistent.--_adj._ CONSISTENT, fixed: not fluid:
agreeing together: uniform in thought or action.--_adv._
CONSIST'ENTLY.--_adjs._ CONSIST[=O]'RIAL, CONSIST[=O]'RIAN.--_n._
CONSIST'ORY, properly a place of assembly: the particular place where the
privy-council of the Roman emperor met, the council itself: an assembly or
council: a spiritual or ecclesiastical court in the R.C. Church, consisting
of the pope and cardinals, and determining all such matters as the
appointment of cardinals, bishops, &c.; in the Lutheran Church, exercising
a supervision over religion and education, over the clergy, schoolmasters,
and theological candidates; in the Reformed Church, the kirk-session, or
the presbytery.--CONSIST IN, to lie in: to depend upon: to be composed of;
CONSIST OF, to be made up of. [L. _consist[)e]re_--_con_, together,
_sist[)e]re_, to stand.]
CONSOCIATE, kon-s[=o]'shi-[=a]t, _v.t._ and _v.i._ to associate
together.--_p.adj._ CONS[=O]'CIATED.--_n._ CONSOCI[=A]'TION, companionship
(_with_): association: alliance. [L. _consoci[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_--_con_,
with, _soci[=a]re_, to associate--_socius_, a companion.]
CONSOLE, kon-s[=o]l', _v.t._ to give solace or comfort: to cheer in
distress.--_adj._ CONSOL'ABLE, that may be comforted.--_v.t._ CON'SOLATE
(_Shak._), to console.--_ns._ CONSOL[=A]'TION, solace: alleviation of
misery: a comforting circumstance; CONSOL[=A]'TION-MATCH, -RACE, &c., a
race, &c., in which only those who have been previously unsuccessful may
compete.--_adj._ CONSOL'ATORY.--_n._ CON'SOLER:--_fem._ CON'-SOL[=A]TRIX.
[L. _con_, inten., and _sol[=a]ri_, to comfort.]
CONSOLE, kon's[=o]l, _n._ (_archit._) a projection resembling a bracket,
frequently in the form of the letter S, used to support cornices, or for
placing busts, vases, or figures on: the key-desk of an organ.--_n._
CON'SOLE-TA'BLE, a table having one of its sides supported against a wall
by consoles or brackets. [Fr. _console_; prob. conn. with CONSOLIDATE.]
CONSOLIDATE, kon-sol'i-d[=a]t, _v.t._ to make solid: to form into a compact
mass: to unite into one.--_v.i._ to grow solid or firm: to unite.--_adj._
made firm or solid: united.--_p.adj._ CONSOL'IDATED.--_n._
CONSOLID[=A]'TION, act of making or becoming solid: confirmation.--_adj._
CONSOL'IDATIVE, tending to consolidate: having the quality of
healing.--_n._ CONSOL'IDATOR, one who or that which
consolidates.--CONSOLIDATION ACTS, acts of parliament which combine into
one general statute several special enactments. [L. _consolid[=a]re_,
_-[=a]tum_--_con_, inten., and _solidus_, solid.]
CONSOLS, kon'solz, _n.pl._ (short for CONSOLIDATED ANNUITIES) that part of
the British national debt which consists of several stocks consolidated
into one fund.
CONSOMMÉ, kon-so-m[=a]', _n._ a kind of soup made from meat by slow
boiling. [Fr.,--L. _consumm[=a]re_, to consummate.]
CONSONANT, kon'son-ant, _adj._ consistent: suitable: harmonious.--_n._ an
articulation which can be sounded only with a vowel: a letter of the
alphabet other than a vowel.--_ns._ CON'SONANCE, a state of agreement:
agreement or unison of sounds: (_mus._) a combination of notes which can
sound together without the harshness produced by beats: concord;
CON'SONANCY, harmony.--_adj._ CONSONANT'AL.--_adv._ CON'SONANTLY.--_adj._
CON'SONOUS, harmonious. [L. _consonans_, _-antis_, pr.p. of _conson[=a]re_,
to harmonise--_con_, with, and _son[=a]re_, to sound.]
CONSORT, kon'sort, _n._ a partner: a companion: a wife or husband: an
accompanying ship: (_obs._) a number of people: an orchestra: former
spelling for concert.--_v.t._ CONSORT' (_Shak._), to accompany: to
associate (_with_).--_v.i._ to associate or keep company: to
agree.--_p.adj._ CONSORT'ED, associated.--_n._ CON'SORTSHIP.--IN CONSORT,
in company: in harmony. [L. _consors_, from _con_, with, and _sors_,
_sortis_, a lot.]
CONSPECIES, kon-sp[=e]'sh[=e]z, _n._ (_zool._) a subspecies or
variety.--_adj._ CONSPECIF'IC.
CONSPECTUS, kon-spek'tus, _n._ a comprehensive survey: a synopsis.--_n._
CONSPECT[=U]'ITY (_Shak._), sight: the eye. [L.
_conspectus_--_conspic[)e]re_, to look at.]
CONSPICUOUS, kon-spik'[=u]-us, _adj._ clearly seen: visible to eye or mind:
prominent.--_ns._ CONSPIC[=U]'ITY, CONSPIC'UOUSNESS.--_adv._
CONSPIC'UOUSLY. [L. _conspicuus_--_conspic[)e]re_--_con_, inten.,
_spic[)e]re_, to look.]
CONSPIRE, kon-sp[=i]r', _v.i._ to plot or scheme together: to agree: to
concur to one end.--_v.t._ to plan, devise.--_n._ CONSPIR'ACY, the act of
conspiring: a banding together for an evil purpose: a plot:
concurrence.--_adj._ CONSPIR'ANT, conspiring.--_ns._ CONSPIR[=A]'TION,
conspiracy; CONSPIR'ATOR, one who conspires:--_fem._
CONSPIR'ATRESS.--_adj._ CONSPIRAT[=O]'RIAL.--_n._ CONSPIR'ER (_Shak._),
conspirator.--_adv._ CONSPIR'INGLY. [L. _conspir[=a]re_--_con_, together,
_spir[=a]re_, to breathe.]
CONSPISSATE, kon-spis'[=a]t, _v.t._ to inspissate.--_n._ CONSPISS[=A]'TION.
CONSPURCATION, kon-spur-k[=a]'shun, _n._ (_obs._) defilement. [L.
_conspurc[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, to defile.]
CONSTABLE, kun'sta-bl, _n._ formerly a state-officer of the highest rank:
the warden of a castle: a peace-officer: a policeman.--_ns._ CON'STABLERY,
the charge of a constable; CON'STABLESHIP; CON'STABLEWICK, the district of
a constable; CON'STABLING, acting as a constable or policeman;
CONSTAB'ULARY, the body of constables of a district, town, &c.--_adj._ of
or pertaining to constables, or peace-officers.--CONSTABLE OF FRANCE, chief
of the household under the old French kings, then commander-in-chief of the
army, judge in questions of chivalry, tournaments, and martial
displays.--HIGH CONSTABLE, one of two constables ordained in every hundred
or franchise, to make the view of armour, and to see to the conservation of
the peace; HIGH CONSTABLE OF SCOTLAND, the first subject in Scotland after
the blood-royal; LORD HIGH CONSTABLE OF ENGLAND, the seventh great officer
of the crown, and formerly a judge in the court of chivalry.--OUTRUN THE
CONSTABLE, to go too fast: to get into debt.--SPECIAL CONSTABLE, a person
sworn in by the justices to preserve the peace, or to execute warrants on
special occasions. [O. Fr. _conestable_ (Fr. _connétable_)--L. _comes
stabuli_, count of the _stabulum_, stable.]
CONSTANT, kon'stant, _adj._ fixed: unchangeable: firm: continual:
faithful.--_n._ (_math._) a term or quantity which does not vary throughout
a given investigation: that which remains unchanged.--_n._ CON'STANCY,
fixedness: unchangeableness: faithfulness: (_Shak._) perseverance:
(_Shak._) certainty.--_adv._ CON'STANTLY. [L. _constans_, _-antis_, from
_const[=a]re_, to stand firm--_con_, inten., _st[=a]re_, to stand.]
CONSTANTIA, kon-stan'shi-a, _n._ a wine produced around _Constantia_ in
Cape Colony.
CONSTANTINIAN, kon-stan-tin'yan, _adj._ pertaining to the Roman emperor,
_Constantine_ the Great (A.D. 274-337).
CONSTANTINOPOLITAN, kon-stan'ti-no-pol'it-an, _adj._ of or pertaining to
_Constantinople_.
CONSTAT, kon'stat, _n._ a certificate of what appears (_constat_) on record
touching a matter given by the auditors of the Exchequer: an attested copy
of the enrolment of letters patent.
CONSTELLATE, kon'stel-[=a]t, or kon-stel'[=a]t, _v.t._ to cluster.--_v.i._
to be fated, according to the position of the stars: to cluster
together.--_n._ CONSTELL[=A]'TION, a group of stars: an assemblage of
persons distinguished in some way: (_astrol._) a particular disposition of
the planets, supposed to influence the course of human life or
character.--_adj._ CONSTEL'LATORY. [L. _constellatus_, studded with
stars--_con_, with, _stell[=a]re_--_stella_, a star.]
CONSTERNATE, kon'ster-n[=a]t, _v.t._ to fill with dismay.--_n._
CONSTERN[=A]'TION, terror which throws into confusion: astonishment:
dismay. [L. _constern[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, from _con_, wholly,
_stern[)e]re_, to strew.]
CONSTIPATE, kon'stip-[=a]t, _v.t._ to stop up: to make costive: (_obs._) to
press together.--_n._ CONSTIP[=A]'TION, costiveness, an irregular and
insufficient action of the bowels. [L. _con_, together, _stip[=a]re_,
_-[=a]tum_, to pack.]
CONSTITUTE, kon'stit-[=u]t, _v.t._ to set up: to establish: to form or
compose: to appoint: to determine.--_n._ CONSTIT'UENCY, the whole body of
voters for a member of parliament.--_adj._ CONSTIT'UENT, constituting or
forming: essential: elemental: component.--_n._ an essential or elemental
part: one of those who elect a representative, esp. in parliament.--_n._
CONSTIT[=U]'TION, the act of constituting: the natural condition of body or
mind: disposition: a system of laws and customs established by the
sovereign power of a state for its own guidance: the established form of
government: a particular law or usage.--_adj._ CONSTIT[=U]'TIONAL, inherent
in the natural frame: natural: agreeable to the constitution or frame of
government: essential: legal: of a sovereign who rules subject to fixed
laws.--_n._ a walk for the sake of one's health.--_v.t._
CONSTIT[=U]'TIONALISE, to make constitutional.--_ns._
CONSTIT[=U]'TIONALISM, adherence to the principles of the constitution;
CONSTIT[=U]'TIONALIST, CONSTIT[=U]'TIONIST, one who favours the
constitution; CONSTITUTIONAL'ITY, the state or quality of being
constitutional.--_adv._ CONSTIT[=U]'TIONALLY.--_adj._ CON'STITUTIVE, that
constitutes or establishes: having power to enact, &c.: essential. [L.
_constitu[)e]re_, _constitutum_, from _con_, together, and _statu[)e]re_,
to make to stand, to place.]
CONSTRAIN, kon-str[=a]n', _v.t._ to urge with irresistible power: to force,
compel: to distress: to confine: to limit: to cause constraint.--_adj._
CONSTRAIN'ABLE.--_p.adj._ CONSTRAINED', forced, compelled:
embarrassed.--_adv._ CONSTRAIN'EDLY.--_n._ CONSTRAINT', irresistible force:
compulsion: confinement: repression of one's feelings: embarrassment. [O.
Fr. _constraindre_--L. _constring[)e]re_--_con_, together, _string[)e]re_,
to press. See STRAIN.]
CONSTRICT, kon-strikt', _v.t._ to press together: to contract: to
cramp.--_p.adj._ CONSTRICT'ED, narrowed: cramped: (_bot._) contracted or
tightened, so as to be smaller in some parts than in others.--_n._
CONSTRIC'TION, a pressing together: contraction: tightness.--_adj._
CONSTRICT'IVE.--_n._ CONSTRICT'OR, that which constricts or draws together:
a large serpent which crushes its prey in its folds--the Boa-constrictor
(q.v.). [L. _constring[)e]re_, _constrictum_.]
CONSTRINGE, kon-strinj', _v.t._ to draw together: to cause to
contract.--_v.i._ to contract.--_n._ CONSTRIN'GENCY.--_adj._ CONSTRIN'GENT,
having the quality of contracting. [L. _constring[)e]re_.]
CONSTRUCT, kon-strukt', _v.t._ to build up: to compile: to put together the
parts of a thing: to make: to compose.--_adj._ constructed.--_adjs._
CONSTRUCT'ABLE, CONSTRUCT'IBLE, able to be constructed.--_ns._
CONSTRUCT'ER, CONSTRUCT'OR; CONSTRUC'TION, the act of constructing:
anything piled together, building: manner of forming: (_gram._) the
arrangement of words in a sentence: interpretation: meaning.--_adjs._
CONSTRUC'TIONAL, pertaining to construction; CONSTRUCT'IVE, capable of
constructing: not direct or expressed, but inferred.--_adv._
CONSTRUCT'IVELY.--_ns._ CONSTRUCT'IVENESS, the faculty of constructing;
CONSTRUCT'URE.--CONSTRUCT STATE, in Hebrew and other Semitic languages, the
state of a noun depending on another noun, which in Aryan languages would
be in the genitive case--e.g. House of God--house being in the construct
state.--BEAR A CONSTRUCTION, to allow of a particular interpretation. [L.
_constru[)e]re_, _-structum_--_con_, _stru[)e]re_, to build.]
CONSTRUE, kon'str[=oo], or kon-str[=oo]', _v.t._ to exhibit the arrangement
in another language: to translate: to explain: to interpret: to
infer.--_v.i._ to admit of grammatical analysis.--CON'STER, an old form.
[L. _constru[)e]re_, _constructum_, to pile together.]
CONSTUPRATE, kon'st[=u]-pr[=a]t, _v.t._ (_obs._) to deflower.--_n._
CONSTUPR[=A]'TION.
CONSUBSIST, kon-sub-sist', _v.i._ to subsist together.
CONSUBSTANTIAL, kon-sub-stan'shal, _adj._ of the same substance, nature, or
essence, esp. of the Trinity.--_ns._ CONSUBSTAN'TIALISM, the doctrine of
consubstantiation; CONSUBSTAN'TIALIST, one who believes in
consubstantiation; CONSUBSTANTIAL'ITY.--_adv._ CONSUBSTAN'TIALLY, with
sameness of substance.--_v.t._ CONSUBSTAN'TI[=A]TE, to unite in one common
substance or nature.--_v.i._ to become so united.--_adj._ united in one
common substance.--_ns._ CONSUBSTANTI[=A]'TION (_theol._), the Lutheran
doctrine of the actual, substantial presence of the body and blood of
Christ co-existing in and with the bread and wine used at the Lord's
Supper; CONSUBSTANTI[=A]'TIONIST. [L. _con_, with, and SUBSTANTIAL.]
CONSUETUDE, kon'swe-t[=u]d, _n._ custom: familiarity.--_adj._
CONSUET[=U]'DINARY, customary.--_n._ an unwritten law established by usage,
derived by immemorial custom from antiquity: a ritual of customary
devotions. [L. _consuetudo_, custom.]
CONSUL, kon'sul, _n._ one of the two chief-magistrates in the Roman
republic: one commissioned to reside in a foreign country as an agent for,
or representative of, a government.--_n._ CON'SULAGE, duty paid to a consul
for protection of goods.--_adj._ CON'SULAR, pertaining to a consul.--_n._ a
man of consular rank.--_ns._ CON'SULATE, the office, residence, or
jurisdiction of a consul; CON'SULSHIP, the office, or term of office, of a
consul. [L.]
CONSULT, kon-sult', _v.t._ to ask advice of: to decide or act in favour of:
to look up to for information or advice: to discuss: to consider: to take
measures for the advantage of any one.--_v.i._ to consider in company: to
take counsel.--_n._ (kon-sult', or kon'sult) the act of consulting: a
meeting for consultation: a council: a meeting for conspiracy or
intrigue.--_ns._ CONSUL'TA, a meeting of council; CONSULT[=A]'TION,
deliberation, or a meeting for such, esp. of physicians or lawyers.--_adj._
CONSULT'ATIVE, of or pertaining to consultation, esp. of bodies taking part
in a consultation without voting on the decision.--_ns._ CONSULTEE', the
person consulted; CONSULT'ER, one who consults.--_adjs._ CONSULT'ING, of a
physician or lawyer who gives advice; CONSULT'IVE, pertaining to
consultation; CONSULT'ORY, CONSULT'ATORY. [L. _consult-[=a]re_, inten. of
_consul-[)e]re_, to consult.]
CONSUME, kon-s[=u]m', _v.t._ to destroy by wasting, fire, evaporation, &c.:
to use up: to devour: to waste or spend: to exhaust.--_v.i._ to waste
away.--_adj._ CONSUM'ABLE.--_adv._ CONSUM'EDLY, exceedingly--originally a
fantastic variant of _confoundedly_, and prob. influenced in meaning by
_consummately_.--_ns._ CONSUM'ER, as opposed to _producer_, he who uses an
article produced; CONSUM'ING, wasting or destroying. [L. _consum-[)e]re_,
to destroy--_con_, sig. completeness, _sum-[)e]re_, _sumptum_, to take.]
CONSUMMATE, kon'sum-[=a]t, or kon-sum'[=a]t, _v.t._ to raise to the highest
point: to perfect or finish: to make marriage legally complete by sexual
intercourse.--_adj._ complete, supreme, perfect of its kind.--_adv._
CONSUMM'ATELY, perfectly.--_n._ CONSUMM[=A]'TION, act of completing:
perfection: conclusion of life or of the universe: the subsequent
intercourse which makes a marriage legally valid.--_adj._
CONSUMM'ATIVE.--_n._ CON'SUMMATOR.--_adj._ CONSUMM'ATORY. [L. _consummare_,
to perfect--_con_, with, and _summus_, highest, perfect.]
CONSUMPTION, kon-sum'shun, _n._ the act of using up or consuming--the
converse of _production_--also CONSUMPT'; _pulmonary consumption_, a more
or less rapidly advancing process of lung destruction, with progressive
emaciation--phthisis, tuberculosis.--_adj._ CONSUMP'TIVE, wasting away:
inclined to the disease consumption.--_adv._ CONSUMP'TIVELY.--_ns._
CONSUMP'TIVENESS, a tendency to consumption; CONSUMPTIV'ITY. [See CONSUME.]
CONSUTE, kon's[=u]t, _adj._ (_entom._) marked as if with stitches, as the
wing-covers of some beetles.--_adj._ CONS[=U]'TILE (_obs._), stitched
together. [L. _consu[)e]re_, _-sutum_, to sew together.]
CONTABESCENT, kon-tab-es'ent, _adj._ wasting away, atrophied.--_n._
CONTABES'CENCE. [L. _contabescentem_--_contabesc[)e]re_, to waste away.]
CONTABULATE, kon-tab'[=u]-l[=a]t, _v.t._ to floor with boards.--_n._
CONTABUL[=A]'TION. [L., _con_, with, _tabula_, a board.]
CONTACT, kon'takt, _n._ touching or close union: meeting: (_math._)
coincidence, as of two curves, in two or more successive points.--_adj._
CONTACT'UAL, pertaining to contact.--BE IN CONTACT (_with_), to be touching
anything; MAKE CONTACT, to complete an electrical current. [L.
_conting-[)e]re_, _contactum_, to touch--_con_, wholly, _tang[)e]re_, to
touch.]
CONTADINA, kon-ta-d[=e]'na, _n._ an Italian peasant woman:--_pl._
CONTADI'NE (-ne), CONTADI'NAS. [It.]
CONTAGION, kon-t[=a]'jun, _n._ transmission of a disease from the sick to
the healthy, either by direct contact of a part affected with the disease,
or through the medium of the excretions or exhalations of the body.--_n._
CONT[=A]'GIONIST, one who believes that certain diseases are
contagious.--_adj._ CONT[=A]'GIOUS, that may be communicated by
contact.--_adv._ CONT[=A]'GIOUSLY.--_ns._ CONT[=A]'GIOUSNESS;
CONT[=A]'GIUM, the supposed morbific matter by means of which disease
spreads.--CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACTS, a series of laws passed in 1865 and
succeeding years for the better regulation of prostitutes in certain
seaport and military towns. [L. _contagion-em_--_con_, together,
_tang[)e]re_, to touch.]
CONTAIN, kon-t[=a]n', _v.t._ to comprise, to include: (_B._) to restrain,
esp. the sexual appetite.--_adj._ CONTAIN'ABLE, that may be
contained.--_ns._ CONTAIN'ANT, CONTAIN'ER. [Through Fr. from L.
_contin[=e]re_--_con_, together, _ten[=e]re_, to hold.]
CONTAMINATE, kon-tam'i-n[=a]t, _v.t._ to defile by touching or mixing with:
to pollute: to corrupt: to infect.--_adj._ CONTAM'INABLE.--_n._
CONTAMIN[=A]'TION, pollution.--_adj._ CONTAM'INATIVE. [L. _contamin[=a]re_,
_-[=a]tum_--_contamen_ (for _contagmen_), pollution. See CONTACT.]
CONTANGO, kon-tang'go, _n._ a percentage paid by the buyer to the seller of
stock for keeping back its delivery to the next settling-day,
continuation--opp. to _Backwardation_. [From CONTINUE.]
CONTECK, kon'tek, _n._ (_Spens._). Same as CONTEST. [O. Fr. _contek_, prob.
conn. with _contekier_, to touch.]
CONTEMN, kon-tem', _v.t._ to despise: to neglect, to disregard.--_n._
CONTEM'NER. [Fr.,--L. _contemn[)e]re_, _-temptum_, to value little--_con_,
inten., _temn[)e]re_, to slight.]
CONTEMPER, kon-temp'[.e]r, _v.t._ to blend together, to qualify by mixture:
to adapt to anything.--_ns._ CONTEMPER[=A]'TION (_obs._), CONTEM'PERATURE.
[L. _contemper[=a]re_.]
CONTEMPLATE, kon'tem-pl[=a]t, or kon-tem'pl[=a]t, _v.t._ to consider or
look at attentively: to meditate on or study: to intend.--_v.i._ to think
seriously: to meditate (with _on_, _upon_).--_adj._ CONTEMP'LABLE.--_ns._
CONTEM'PLANT, CONTEMP'LATIST; CONTEMPL[=A]'TION, continued study of a
particular subject: a meditation written, or a subject for such.--_adj._
and _n._ CONTEM'PLATIVE, given to contemplation.--_adv._
CONTEM'PLATIVELY.--_ns._ CONTEM'PLATIVENESS; CON'TEMPL[=A]TOR, one who
contemplates: a student. [L. _contempl[=a]ri_, _-[=a]tus_, to mark out
carefully a _templum_ or place for auguries--_con_, sig. completeness, and
_templum_. See CONSIDER and TEMPLE.]
CONTEMPORANEOUS, kon-tem-po-r[=a]'ne-us, _adj._ living, happening, or being
at the same time.--_n._ CONTEMPORAN[=E]'ITY (_geol._), does not imply that
two systems were precisely synchronous, but merely that each occupies the
same relative position in the succession of systems.--_adv._
CONTEMPOR[=A]'NEOUSLY.--_ns._ CONTEMPOR[=A]'NEOUSNESS;
CONTEM'PORARINESS.--_adj._ CONTEM'PORARY, contemporaneous, occupying the
same period (_with_).--_n._ one who lives at the same time: a rival
newspaper or magazine.--_v.t._ CONTEM'PORISE, to make contemporary in mind.
[L. _con_, together, and _temporaneus_--_tempus_, time.]
CONTEMPT, kon-tempt', _n._ scorn: disgrace: (_law_) disregard of the rules
or an offence against the dignity of a court (with _of_, _for_).--_ns._
CONTEMPTIBIL'ITY, CONTEMPT'IBLENESS.--_adj._ CONTEMPT'IBLE,
despicable.--_adv._ CONTEMPT'IBLY.--_adj._ CONTEMPT'UOUS, haughty,
scornful.--_adv._ CONTEMPT'UOUSLY.--_n._ CONTEMPT'UOUSNESS. [See CONTEMN.]
CONTEND, kon-tend', _v.i._ to strive: to struggle in emulation or in
opposition: to dispute or debate (with _against_, _for_, _with_, _about_):
to urge one's course.--_ns._ CONTEND'ENT, CONTEND'ER, one who
contends.--_p.adj._ CONTEND'ING, striving.--_n._ CONTEN'TION, a violent
straining after any object: strife: debate.--_adj._ CONTEN'TIOUS,
quarrelsome.--_adv._ CONTEN'TIOUSLY.--_n._ CONTEN'TIOUSNESS. [L.
_contend[)e]re_, _-tentum_--_con_, with, _tend[)e]re_, to stretch.]
CONTENEMENT, kon-ten'[=e]-ment, _n._ land connected with a tenement.
CONTENT, kon-tent', or kon'tent, _n._ that which is contained: the capacity
or extent of anything: the substance: (_pl._) the things contained: the
list of subjects treated of in a book. [See CONTAIN.]
CONTENT, kon-tent', _adj._ having the desires limited by present enjoyment:
satisfied.--_n._ satisfaction--often 'heart's content.'--_interj._ = I am
content, agreed!--the formula of assent in the House of Lords.--_v.t._ to
make content: to satisfy the mind: to make quiet: to please.--_n._
CONTENT[=A]'TION (_obs._).--_adj._ CONTENT'ED, content.--_adv._
CONTENT'EDLY.--_ns._ CONTENT'EDNESS, CONTENT'MENT.--_adj._ CONTENT'LESS,
without content: discontented. [Fr.,--L. _contentus_, contained, hence
satisfied--_con_, and _ten[=e]re_, to hold.]
CONTERMINOUS, kon-t[.e]r'min-us, _adj._ having a common boundary:
coincident with: co-extensive with in time, substance, &c.--Also
CONTER'MINABLE, CONTER'MINAL, CONTER'MINANT, CONTER'MINATE. [L.
_conterminus_, neighbouring--_con_, together, and _terminus_, a boundary.]
CONTEST, kon-test', _v.t._ to call in question or make the subject of
dispute: to strive for.--_n._ CON'TEST, a struggle for superiority: strife:
debate.--_adj._ CONTEST'ABLE.--_ns._ CONTEST'ANT, one who contests;
CONTEST[=A]'TION, the act of contesting: contest: strife:
emulation.--_p.adj._ CONTEST'ED.--_adv._ CONTEST'INGLY, by
contest.--CONTESTED ELECTION, an election for a member of parliament or the
like, where more than one competitor offer themselves. [Fr.,--L.
_contest[=a]ri_, to call to witness--_con_, and _test[=a]ri_, to be a
witness--_testis_, a witness.]
CONTEXT, kon'tekst, _n._ the parts of a discourse or treatise which precede
and follow a special passage and fix its true meaning.--_adj._
CONTEXT'UAL--_adv._ CONTEXT'UALLY.--_n._ CONTEXT'URE, the interweaving of
parts into a whole: the structure or system of anything: any interwoven
fabric: the composition of a writing.--_v.t._ (_Carlyle_) to weave. [L.
_contextus_, _contex[)e]re_--_con_, together, _tex[)e]re_, _textum_, to
weave.]
CONTICENT, kon'tis-ent, _adj._ (_Thackeray_) silent. [L. _conticent-em_,
_con_, and _tac[=e]re_, to be silent.]
CONTIGNATION, kon-tig-n[=a]'shun, _n._ joining together: any structure so
joined: a framework or stage. [L.
_contignation-em_--_contign[=a]re_--_con_, _tignum_, wood.]
CONTIGUOUS, kon-tig'[=u]-us, _adj._ touching, adjoining: near.--_ns._
CONTIG[=U]'ITY, CONTIG'UOUSNESS.--_adv._ CONTIG'UOUSLY. [L.
_contiguus_--_conting[)e]re_, to touch on all sides--_con_, wholly,
_tang[)e]re_, to touch.]
CONTINENT, kon'ti-nent, _n._ a large extent of land not broken up by seas:
the mainland of Europe: one of the great divisions of the land surface of
the globe.--_adj._ restraining the indulgence of pleasure, esp. sexual:
temperate: virtuous.--_ns._ CON'TINENCE, CON'TINENCY, the restraint imposed
by a person upon his desires and passions: self-restraint in sexual
indulgence, often absolute: chastity.--_adj._ CONTINENT'AL, characteristic
of a continent, as of climate, &c.: pertaining to the European continent,
or to the colonies of North America at the period of independence.--_n._
CONTINENT'ALISM, anything peculiar to the usage of the Continent.--_adv._
CON'TINENTLY.--CONTINENTAL SYSTEM, the name given to Napoleon's plan for
shutting out England from all commercial connection with Europe. [L.
_continentem_--_contin[=e]re_, to contain--_con_, together, _ten[)e]re_, to
hold.]
CONTINGENT, kon-tin'jent, _adj._ dependent on something else: liable but
not certain to happen: accidental.--_n._ an event which is liable but not
certain to occur: a share or proportion, esp. of soldiers.--_ns._
CONTIN'GENCE, CONTIN'GENCY.--_adv._ CONTIN'GENTLY. [L.
_contingent-em_--_con_, _tang[)e]re_, to touch.]
CONTINUE, kon-tin'[=u], _v.t._ to draw out or prolong: to extend or
increase in any way: to unite without break: to persist in.--_v.i._ to
remain in the same place or state: to last or endure: to
persevere.--_adjs._ CONTIN'UABLE, that may be continued; CONTIN'UAL,
without interruption: unceasing.--_adv._ CONTIN'UALLY.--_n._ CONTIN'UANCE,
duration: uninterrupted succession: stay.--_adjs._ CONTIN'UANT;
CONTIN'U[=A]TE, close united: (_Shak._) unbroken.--_ns._ CONTINU[=A]'TION,
constant succession: extension; CONTINU[=A]'TION-DAY, the same as
CONTANGO-DAY, that on which contangoes are fixed.--_adj._ CONTIN'U[=A]TIVE,
continuing.--_n._ CONTIN'U[=A]TOR, one who continues or keeps up a series
or succession.--_adj._ CONTIN'UED, uninterrupted: unceasing:
extended.--_adv._ CONTIN'UEDLY.--_ns._ CONTIN'UEDNESS; CONTIN'UER, one who
continues, or has the power of persevering; CONTIN[=U]'ITY, state of being
continuous: uninterrupted connection.--_adj._ CONTIN'UOUS, joined together
without interruption.--_adv._ CONTIN'UOUSLY.--_ns._ CONTIN'UOUSNESS;
CONTIN'[=U]UM, a continuous thing:--_pl._ CONTIN'UA. [Fr.,--L.
_continu[=a]re_--_continuus_, joined, connected, from _contin[=e]re_.]
CONTLINE, kont'l[=i]n, _n._ in the stowage of casks the space between them:
the spiral intervals formed between the strands of a rope, by their being
twisted together. [Prob. _cant_.]
CONTO, kont'o, _n._ a Portuguese money of account, a million reis = £220.
CONTORNIATE, kon-tor'ni-[=a]t, _n._ a coin or medal with a deep groove
round the disc.--_adj._ having this.