Colter,Coulter, kōltėr,n.the fore-iron of a plough. [A.S.culter—L.culter, a knife.]
Coluber, kol′ub-ėr,n.a genus of non-venomous snakes, of almost world-wide distribution.—n.Colub′riad(Cowper).—adj.Col′ubrine. [L.coluber, a snake.]
Columbian, kō-lum′bi-an,adj.pertaining toColumbia, a name of America.—ns.Colum′bate, a salt or compound of columbic acid with a base;Colum′bite, the native ore of columbium;Colum′bium, a metallic element now calledniobium. [Columbia, America, from Columbus (1447-1506), its discoverer.]
Columbine, kol′um-bīn,adj.of or like a dove: dove-coloured.—n.a genus of plants (Aquilegia) having five coloured sepals, which soon fall off, and five petals, each terminating below in a horn-shaped spur or nectary: in pantomimes, the sweetheart of Harlequin (q.v.).—ns.Columbā′rium, a dovecot or pigeon-house: one of the niches or pigeon-holes in a particular kind of sepulchral chamber in which the urns containing the ashes of dead bodies burned were deposited;Col′umbary, a pigeon-house or dovecot. [L.columba, a dove.]
Columel,Columella. SeeColumn.
Column, kol′um,n.a long, round body, used to support or adorn a building: any upright body or mass like a column: a body of troops drawn up in deep files: a perpendicular row of lines in a book.—ns.Col′ūmel, a small column;Colūmel′la, the central axis of a spiral univalve; the auditory ossicle of the amphibian ear: the central axis of the spore-case of mosses: in the opening of fruits, what remains in the centre after the carpels have split away.—adjs.Colum′nal,Colum′nar, formed in columns.—n.Columna′rity.—adjs.Col′umned,Colum′niāted,Colum′nated, having columns.—n.Colum′niātion. [L.columen,columna, akin tocelsus, high; Gr.kolōnē, a hill.]
Colure, kō-lūr′,n.(astron.) one of two great circles supposed to intersect each other at right angles in the poles of the equator. [Gr.kolourus—kolos, docked,oura, tail.]
Colza, kol′za,n.a kind of cabbage whose seeds yield oil for lamps. [Dut.koolzaad, cabbage-seed.]
Coma, kō′ma,n.deep sleep: stupor.—adj.Com′atose, affected with coma: drowsy. [Gr.kōma.]
Coma, kō′ma,n.(bot.) a tuft or bunch of hairy-like appendages as on some seeds: the leafy branches forming the head of a tree: (astron.) the nebulous envelope surrounding the nucleus of a comet. [L.—Gr.komē, hair of the head.]
Comarb, kō′märb,n.the head of one of the families composing an old Irish sept: the successor in an ecclesiastical office, abbot, vicar, &c.—BetterCō′arb. [Ir.comharba, successor.]
Comart, kō′märt,n.(Shak.) an agreement.
Comate, kō′māt,n.(Shak.) a mate or companion.
Comb, kōm,n.a toothed instrument for separating and cleaning hair, wool, flax, &c.: the crest of a cock: the top or crest of a wave or of a hill: an aggregation of cells for honey.—v.t.to separate, arrange, or clean by means of a comb: to dress with a comb: (Shak.) to beat.—v.i.to break with a white foam, as the top of a wave.—adj.Combed.—n.Comb′er, one who or that which combs wool, &c.—n.pl.Comb′ings, hairs combed off.—adjs.Comb′less(Shak.), without a comb;Comb′wise;Comb′y.—n.Crop′-comb, a semicircular comb worn by girls.—Comb off, to remove. [A.S.camb.]
Comb,Combe. SeeCoomb.
Combat, kom′bat, orkum′bat,v.i.to contend or struggle.—v.t.to beat against: to contest: to oppose: to debate.—n.a struggle: a fight.—adjs.Com′batable, capable of being combated;Com′batant, disposed to combat.—n.one who combats;Com′bative, inclined to quarrel.—n.Com′bativeness.—Combatant officer, one who takes part in the action, as opposed to the medical officers, &c., who areNon-combatant. [Fr.combattre, to fight—com, with, andbattre, to beat. SeeBeat.]
Comber, kom′bēr,n.a name applied to the gaper, a sea-perch, and to a species of wrasse.
Combine, kom-bīn′,v.t.to join two together: to unite intimately.—v.i.to come into close union: to co-operate: (chem.) to unite and form a new compound.—n.a trading syndicate, a trust.—adj.Com′binate, combined: betrothed.—ns.Combinā′tion, the act of combining: union of individual things: persons united for a purpose;Combinā′tion-room, the college-parlour at Cambridge, for the fellows of a college after dinner, a common-room.—n.pl.Combinā′tions, a women's and children's garment consisting of chemise and drawers combined.—adjs.Com′binātive;Combī′natory;Combined′;Combin′ing. [L.combināre, to join—com, together, andbini, two and two.]
Combrous(obs.) =Cum′brous.
Comburgess, kom-bur′jes,n.a fellow-burgess.
Combust, kom-bust′,adj.burned by the sun: in conjunction with the sun, or apparently very near it, so as to be obscured by its light, said of a planet when it is not more than 8½° from the sun.—n.that which is burned.—v.t.to burn up.—adj.Combust′ible, liable to take fire and burn: excitable.—n.anything that will take fire and burn.—ns.Combust′ibleness,Combustibil′ity, quality of being combustible;Combus′tion, a burning: the action of fire on combustible substances: confusion, turmoil: the scientific term for all kinds of consumption through the influence of heat.—adjs.Combust′ious(Shak.), combustible, inflammable: turbulent;Combust′ive, disposed to take fire.—Spontaneous combustion, burning caused by heat generated in the substance itself. [L.comburĕre,combustum, to consume—com, inten.,urĕre, to burn.]
Come, kum (Shak.), a shortening ofBecome.
Come, kum,v.i.to move toward this place (the opposite ofgo): to draw near: to arrive at a certain state or condition: to issue: to happen: (Shak.) to yield; to become: to turn out:—pr.p.com′ing;pa.t.came;pa.p.come.—n.Com′ing.—adj.Come′-at-able, accessible;Come about, to happen;Come across, to meet;Come and go, to have freedom of action (n.passage to and fro);Come at, to reach;Come by, to come near: to pass: to obtain;Come down, to descend: to be reduced (n.a fall);Come down upon, to be severe with;Come down with, to pay down;Come high, orlow, to cost much, or little;Come home, to return to one's house: to touch one's interest or feelings closely (withto): (naut.) to drag or slip through the ground—of an anchor;Come in, to enter: to give in, to yield: (fencing) to get within the opponent's guard (Shak.);Come in for, to have reason to expect or to have a share;Come it strong(coll.), to do or say too much;Come of, to descend from: become of;Come off, to come away: to turn out: to escape (n.a conclusion: an evasion of duty);Come out, to result: to be published: to become evident: to enter society;Come out with, to let be known: to tell;Come over(Shak.), surpass: to befall: (slang) to overreach;Come o' will, something that comes of its own accord: an illegitimate child;Come round, to come by a circuitous path: to happen in due course: to change: to recover from a faint;Come short, to fail;Come short of, to fail to accomplish;Come to, to obtain: to amount to: to recover consciousness or sanity;Come to grief, to meet with disaster or ill-fortune;Come to pass, to happen;Come true, to be found to have been true;Come under, to be included under;Come upon, to attack: to affect; to hold answerable: to meet;Come up with, to overtake: reach.—All comers, any one that likes. [A.S.cuman; Ger.kommen, to come.]
Co-meddle, kō-med′l,v.t.to mix: (Shak.) to temper.
Comedo, kom′e-do,n.a small, black-tipped, worm-like mass which is found on the face of some persons. [L.comedĕre, to eat up.]
Comedy, kom′e-di,n.a dramatic piece of a pleasant or humorous character, originally accompanied with dancing and singing.—ns.Comē′dian, one who acts or writes comedies: an actor:—fem.Comédienne′;Comēdiet′ta, a short comic piece. [L.,—Gr.kōmōdia,kōmos, revel,ōdē, song.]
Comely, kum′li,adj.pleasing: graceful: handsome.—adv.in a comely manner.—n.Come′liness. [A.S.cymlic—cyme, suitable,líc, like.]
Comestibles, kom-est′i-blz,n.pl.eatables. [Fr.,—L.comedĕre, to eat up.]
Comet, kom′et,n.a heavenly body with an eccentric orbit, having a definite point or nucleus, a nebulous light surrounding the nucleus, and a luminous tail preceding or following the nucleus.—adjs.Com′etary,Comet′ic.—ns.Com′et-find′er, a telescope of low power used to search for comets;Cometog′raphy;Cometol′ogy. [Gr.komētēs, long-haired—komē, the hair.]
Comfit, kum′fit,n.a sweetmeat made of fruit and sugar, &c. [A doublet ofConfect; from Fr.confit,confiture—L.conficĕre, to make up.]
Comfort, kum′furt,v.t.to relieve from pain or distress: to soothe: to cheer, revive.—n.relief: encouragement: ease: quiet enjoyment: freedom from annoyance: whatever gives ease, enjoyment, &c.: a subject of satisfaction.—adj.Com′fortable, imparting or enjoying comfort.—adv.Com′fortably.—n.Com′forter, one who administers comfort: (B.) the Holy Spirit: a long, narrow woollen tippet.—adj.Com′fortless, without comfort.—n.Com′fortlessness.—Job's comforter, one who, while pretending to comfort, only aggravates the distress. [O. Fr.conforter—L.con, andfortis, strong.]
Comfrey, kum′fri,n.a genus ofBoraginaceæ, somewhat coarse perennial herbs. [O. Fr.confirie.]
Comic, kom′ik,adj.relating to comedy: raising mirth: droll.—n.(coll.) an amusing person: (coll.) a comic paper.—adj.Com′ical, funny: queer: ludicrous.—ns.Comical′ity,Com′icalness.—adv.Com′ically.—n.Comique(kō-mēk′), a comic actor or singer. [SeeComedy.]
Comitatus, kom-i-tā′tus,n.a prince's escort: a county or shire. [L.]
Comitia, ko-mish′i-a,n.the assemblies of the Romans for electing magistrates, passing laws, &c. [L.,—com, together,īre,ītum, to go.]
Comity, kom′i-ti,n.courteousness: civility.—Comity of nations(comitas gentium), the international courtesy by which effect is given to the laws of one state within the territory of another state. [L.comitas—comis, courteous.]
Comma, kom′a,n.(Shak.) a short part of a sentence: in punctuation, the point (,) which marks the smallest division of a sentence: (fig.) a brief interval.—Inverted commas, marks of quotation ("..", '..'). [L.,—Gr.komma, a section of a sentence, fromkoptein, to cut off.]
Command, kom-mand′,v.t.to order: to bid: to exercise supreme authority over: (Shak.) to demand: to cause to act: (Shak.) to exact: to have within sight, influence, or control.—v.i.to have chief authority: to govern.—n.an order: authority: message: the ability to overlook or influence: the thing commanded.—ns.Commandant′, an officer who has the command of a place or of a body of troops,Commandant′ship.—v.t.Commandeer′, to compel to military service.—ns.Command′er, one who commands: an officer in the navy next in rank under a captain;Command′er-in-chief, the highest staff appointment in the British army: the officer in supreme command of an army, or of the entire forces of the state;Command′ership;Command′ery, the district under a commander, specially used in connection with the Templars, the Hospitallers, and other religious orders.—adj.Command′ing, fitted to impress or control.—adv.Command′ingly.—n.Command′ment, a command: a precept.—Commander of the Faithful, a title of the caliphs.—At Command, available for use;On command, under orders.—Ten Commandments, the ten Mosaic laws: (slang) the ten finger-nails, used by women in fighting. [Fr.commander—L.commendāre—com, andmandāre, to entrust.]
Commeasure, kom-mezh′ūr,v.t.to equal in measure: to coincide with.—n.Commeas′urable(same asCommen′surable).
Commemorate, kom-em′o-rāt,v.t.to call to remembrance by a solemn or public act: to celebrate: to preserve the memory of.—adj.Commem′orable.—n.Commemorā′tion, preserving the memory of some person or thing by a solemn ceremony: the specification of individual saints in the prayers for the dead: the great festival of the Oxford academic year, usually taking place on the third Wednesday after Trinity Sunday.—adjs.Commem′orative,Commem′oratory, tending or serving to commemorate.—n.Commem′orator. [L.commemoratus, pa.p. ofcommemorāre, to remember—com, inten., andmemor, mindful.]
Commence, kom-ens′,v.i.to begin: to originate: to take rise.—v.t.to begin: to originate: to enter upon: to take a university degree—e.g. 'to commence M.A.'—n.Commence′ment, the beginning: at certain universities the act of taking the degrees: the ceremony when these are conferred. [O. Fr.comencer—L.com, andinitiāre, to begin—in, into, andīre, to go.]
Commend, kom-end′,v.t.to give into the charge of: to recommend as worthy: to praise: to adorn, set off.—n.(Shak.) praise.—adj.Commend′able, worthy of being commended or praised.—n.Commend′ableness.—adv.Commend′ably.—ns.Commend′am, a manner of holding an ecclesiastical benefice till a proper pastor was provided for it—it was provisionallycommendedto the care of a clerk, and was said to be heldin commendam;Commendā′tion, the act of commending: praise: declaration of esteem: esp. the act of commending the dying or dead to the favour and mercy of God;Com′mendātor, one who holds a beneficein commendam.—adj.Commend′atory, commending: containing praise or commendation: presenting to favourable notice or reception.—Commend me to, remember me kindly to: give me by preference. [L.commendāre—com, andmandāre, to trust.]
Commensal, ko-men′sal,adj.eating at the same table.—n.a messmate.—n.Commen′salism, the intimate but never parasitic association of two organisms, for the benefit of one, or very often of both. [L.com, together,mensa, a table.]
Commensurable, kom-en′sū-ra-bl,adj.having a common measure.—ns.Commensurabil′ity,Commen′surableness.—adv.Commen′surably.—adj.Commen′surāte, of the same measure with: equal in measure or extent: in proportion with.—adv.Commen′surātely.—ns.Commen′surāteness,Commensurā′tion. [L.com, with, andmensura, a measure—metīri,mensus, to measure.]
Comment, kom′ent,n.a note conveying an illustration or explanation: a remark, observation, criticism.—v.i.(orkom-ent′) to make critical or explanatory notes: to annotate: (Shak.) to meditate.—ns.Comm′entary, a comment: a remark: a book consisting of a regular series of comments or notes on another book;Commentā′tion, annotation;Comm′entātor,Comm′enter(orComment′er),Comm′entor(orComment′or).—adj.Commentatō′rial, pertaining to the making of commentaries. [Fr.,—L.commentāri—com, and L.mens, the mind.]
Commerce, kom′ėrs,n.interchange of merchandise on a large scale between nations or individuals: extended trade or traffic: intercourse: fellowship.—v.i.Commerce′, to trade: to have communication with.—adj.Commer′cial, pertaining to commerce: mercantile.—n.commercial traveller.—ns.Commer′cialism;Commer′cialist;Commer′ciality.—adv.Commer′cially.—Commercial room, a room in a hotel set apart for commercial travellers;Commercial traveller, a person who transacts business as the accredited travelling representative of a trading house to other trading houses. [Fr.,—L.commercium—com, with,merx,mercis, merchandise.]
Commerge, ko-mėrj′,v.i.to coincide, agree.
Comminate, kom′in-āt,v.t.to threaten.—n.Comminā′tion, threatening, denunciation: a recital of God's threatenings made on Ash-Wednesday and at other times in the English Church.—adjs.Comm′inative,Comm′inatory, threatening punishment. [L.,—com, inten., andmināri, to threaten.]
Commingle, kom-ing′gl,v.t.to mingle or mix with.—adj.Commin′gled. [L.com, together, andMingle.]
Comminute, kom′in-ūt,v.t.to reduce to minute particles: to pulverise.—n.Comminū′tion.—Comminuted fracture, the breaking of a bone in several places: a compound fracture. [L.comminuĕre,-ūtum, to break into pieces—com, andminuĕre, to make small—rootminus, less.]
Commiserate, kom-iz′ėr-āt,v.t.to feel for the miseries of another: to pity: to condole with.—adj.Commis′erable, requiring commiseration: pitiable.—n.Commiserā′tion, concern for the sufferings of others: pity.—adj.Commis′erative, feeling or expressing sympathetic sorrow.—n.Commis′erātor. [L.com, with,miserāri, to deplore—miser, wretched.]
Commissary, kom′is-ar-i,n.one to whom any charge is committed: a deputy: (Scots law) the judge in a commissary court: a higher officer of police: (eccles.) an officer representing a bishop, and performing his duties in distant parts of the diocese: an officer who furnishes provisions, &c., to an army.—adj.Commissā′rial, pertaining to a commissary.—ns.Commissā′riat, the department charged with the furnishing of provisions, as for an army: the supply of provisions: the office of a commissary;Comm′issary-gen′eral, the head of the department for supplying provisions, &c., to an army;Comm′issaryship.—Commissary Court, a supreme court established in Edinburgh in 1563, with jurisdiction in questions of marriage—its powers conjoined with those of the Court of Session in 1836. [Low L.commissarius—L.committĕre,commissum.]
Commission, kom-ish′un,n.act of committing: that which is committed: a writing conferring certain powers: authority: the percentage paid in a transaction to an active agent who usually incurs some pecuniary and always some moral responsibility: a body of persons appointed to perform certain duties: a warrant from the head of the state for holding various military offices, whether combatant or non-combatant.—v.t.to give a commission to: to empower: to send: to appoint.—ns.Commis′sion-ag′ent,Commis′sion-mer′chant, a person employed to sell goods delivered to him by another (his principal), for a certain percentage—hiscommissionor factorage;Commissionaire′, a messenger, or light porter: one employed about public places and hotels to undertake light commissions.—adj.Commis′sioned.—ns.Commis′sioner, one who holds a commission to perform some business: a member of a commission;Commis′sionership.—Commissioned officer, one appointed by commission—in the navy, the officers from the lieutenant; in the army, from the ensign upwards. [FromCommit.]
Commissure, kom′mis-sūr,n.a joint: place where two bodies meet and unite: (anat.) a term applied to nervous connections between adjacent parts of the nervous system.—adj.Commis′sural. [L.,commissura, a joining, from root ofCommit.]
Commit, kom-it′,v.t.to give in charge or trust: to consign: to do: to endanger: to involve: to pledge:—pr.p.commit′ting;pa.p.commit′ted.—ns.Commit′ment, act of committing: an order for sending to prison: imprisonment;Commit′tal, commitment: a pledge, actual or implied;Commit′tee, a portion, generally consisting of not less than three members, selected from a more numerous body, to whom some special act to be performed, or investigation to be made, is committed;Commit′teeship.—Commit one's self, to compromise one's self: to pledge one's self wittingly or unwittingly to a certain course;Commit to memory, to learn by heart. [L.committĕre—com, with,mittĕre, to send.]
Commix, kom-iks′,v.t.to mix together.—v.i.to mix.—ns.Commix′tion,Commix′ture, act of mixing together: the state of being mixed: the compound formed by mixing: the rite of putting a piece of the host into the chalice, emblematic of the reunion of body and soul at the Resurrection.
Commodious, kom-ō′di-us,adj.suitable or convenient: roomy, spacious: (Shak.) serviceable: comfortable.—n.Commode′, a small sideboard: a large, high head-dress formerly worn by ladies: a box for holding a chamber utensil: a night-stool.—adv.Commō′diously.—ns.Commō′diousness;Commod′ity, convenience: (Shak.) profit: (Shak.) parcel: an article of traffic: (pl.) goods, produce. [L.commodus—com, with,modus, measure.]
Commodore, kom′o-dōr,n.in the royal navy, a rank intermediate between an admiral and a captain: the leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen: the president of a yacht-club, also his vessel at a regatta. [Perh. from Dut.kommandeur.]
Common, kom′un,adj.belonging equally to more than one: public: general: usual: frequent: ordinary: easy to be had: of little value: vulgar: of low degree.—n.(Shak.) the commonalty: a tract of open land, used in common by the inhabitants of a town, parish, &c.—v.i.(Shak.) to share.—adj.Common′able, held in common.—ns.Comm′onage, right of pasturing on a common: the right of using anything in common: a common;Comm′onalty, the general body of the people without any distinction of rank or authority;Comm′oner, one of the common people, as opposed to the nobles: a member of the House of Commons: at Oxford, a student who pays for his commons.—adv.Comm′only.—ns.Comm′onness;Comm′onplace, a common topic or subject: a platitude: a memorandum: a note.—adj.common: hackneyed.—v.i.to make notes: to put in a commonplace-book.—n.Comm′onplace-book, a note or memorandum book.—n.pl.Comm′ons, the common people: their representatives—i.e. the lower House of Parliament orHouse of Commons: common land: food at a common table: at Oxford, rations served at a fixed rate from the college buttery: food in general, rations.—n.Comm′on-sense, average understanding: good sense or practical sagacity: the opinion of a community: the universally admitted impressions of mankind.—Common Bench,Common Pleas, one of the divisions of the High Court of Justice;Common forms, the ordinary clauses which are of frequent occurrence in identical terms in writs and deeds;Common law, in England, the ancient customary law of the land;Common Prayer(Book of), the liturgy of the Church of England;Common-riding, the Scotch equivalent ofBeating the Bounds(seeBeat);Common room, in schools, colleges, &c., a room to which the members have common access.—In common, together: equally with others.—Make common cause with, to cast in one's lot with: to have the same interests and aims with.—Philosophy of common-sense, that school of philosophy which takes the universally admitted impressions of mankind as corresponding to the facts of things without any further scrutiny.—Short commons, scant fare, insufficient supply of rations.—The common, that which is common or usual;The common good, the interest of the community at large: the corporate property of a burgh in Scotland;The common people, the people in general. [Fr.commun—L.communis, prob. fromcom, together, andmunis, serving, obliging.]
Commonweal, kom′un-wēl,Commonwealth,kom′un-welth,n.the common or public good: the government in a free state: the public or whole body of the people: a form of government in which the power rests with the people, esp. that in England after the overthrow of Charles I. [SeeWealth.]
Commove, kom-mōōv′,v.t.to put in motion: to agitate: to disturb, excite.—n.Commō′tion, a violent motion or moving: excited or tumultuous action, physical or mental: agitation: tumult. [L.com, inten., andmovēre,motum, to move.]
Commune, kom′ūn,n.a corporation: in France, a territorial division governed by a mayor.—TheCommuneat Paris in 1871 was a revolt against the national government, the principle of the revolt being that each city or district should be ruled independently by its own commune or local government.—adj.Commū′nal(alsoComm′unal).—ns.Communalisā′tion;Commū′nalism;Commū′nalist. [Fr.commune. SeeCommon.]
Commune, kom-ūn′,v.i.to converse or talk together: to have intercourse: to receive Holy Communion.—ns.Comm′une, converse: talk;Commun′ing, conversing: communion. [O. Fr.comuner, to share—comun, common.]
Communicate, kom-ū′ni-kāt,v.t.to give a share of, impart: to reveal: to bestow.—v.i.to have something in common with another: to have communication: to have intercourse: to partake of Holy Communion.—ns.Communicabil′ity,Commū′nicableness, the state of being communicable.—adj.Commū′nicable, that may be communicated: affable.—adv.Commū′nicably.—ns.Commū′nicant, one who partakes of Holy Communion;Communicā′tion, act of communicating: that which is communicated: intercourse: correspondence: a means of communicating, a connecting passage or channel.—adj.Commū′nicative, inclined to communicate or give information: unreserved.—adv.Commū′nicatively.—n.Commū′nicativeness, the quality of being communicative.—adj.Commū′nicatory, imparting knowledge. [L.communicāre,-ātum, fromcommunis.]
Communion, kom-ūn′yun,n.act of communing: mutual intercourse: fellowship: common possession: interchange of transactions: union in religious service: the body of people who so unite.—n.Commun′ionist, a communicant.—The Communion,Holy Communion, the celebration of the Lord's Supper. [L.communion-em, fromcommunis.]
Communism, kom′ū-nizm,n.a theory or condition of things according to which private property should be abolished, and all things held in common.—n.Comm′unist, one who holds such principles.—adj.Communist′ic, pertaining to communism.
Community, kom-ūn′i-ti,n.common possession or enjoyment: agreement: communion: (Shak.) commonness: people having common rights, &c.: the public in general: a body of persons in the same locality, e.g. 'village community:' a monastic body.—n.Communitā′rian, a member of a community. [O. Fr.,—L.communitas—communis.]
Commute, kom-ūt′,v.t.to exchange: to exchange a punishment for one less severe.—n.Commutabil′ity.—adj.Commut′able, that may be commuted or exchanged.—n.Commutā′tion, the act of commuting: change or exchange of one thing for another: the change of a penalty or rate from a greater to a less.—adj.Commū′tative(orComm′), relating to exchange: interchangeable.—adv.Commū′tatively.—n.Comm′utātor, an apparatus attached to many electric machines for reversing the currents.—adj.Commut′ual, mutual. [L.commutāre—com, withmutāre, to change.]
Comose, kō′mōs,adj.hairy, comate. [L.comosus.]
Compact, kom-pakt′,adj.fastened or packed together: firm: close: brief.—v.t.to press closely together: to consolidate: (Shak.) to confirm.—adj.Compact′ed, firmly put together: compact.—adv.Compact′edly.—n.Compact′edness.—adv.Compact′ly.—ns.Compact′ness, state of being compact: closeness: solidity: terseness;Compac′ture(Spens.) close union or knitting together;Compāge′,Compā′ges, a structure of many parts. [Fr.,—L.com,pactus, pa.p. ofcompingĕre—com, together,pangĕre, to fix. Cf.Fang.]
Compact, kom′pakt,n.a mutual bargain or agreement: a league, treaty, or union: (Shak.) league, in bad sense.—adj.united: leagued. [L.compactum—compacisci, fromcom, with, andpacisci, to make a bargain; cf.pangĕre.]
Compaginate, kom-paj′i-nāt,v.t.to join, connect.—n.Compaginā′tion. [L.compagināre,-ātum—com, together, andpangĕre, to fasten, fix.]
Companion, kom-pan′yun,n.one who keeps company or frequently associates with another: an associate or partner: a higher rank of servant, who, though receiving pay, stands rather in the relation of a friend: fellow, in a bad sense.—v.t.to accompany.—adj.of the nature of a companion: accompanying.—adjs.Compan′iable(obs.), sociable;Compan′ionable, fit to be a companion: agreeable.—n.Compan′ionableness.—adv.Compan′ionably.—adj.Compan′ioned, having a companion.—ns.Compan′ionhood,Compan′ionary.—adj.Compan′ionless, without a companion.—n.Compan′ionship. [Fr.compagnon, from Low L.companium, a mess—L.com, with, andpanis, bread.]
Companion, kom-pan′yun,n.(naut.) the skylight or window-frame through which light passes to a lower deck or cabin: companion-ladder.—ns.Compan′ion-ladd′er, the ladder or stair leading from the deck to the officers' cabin;Compan′ion-way, a staircase from the deck to a cabin. [Cf. Dut.kompanje; O. Fr.compagne; It.compagne.]
Company, kum′pa-ni,n.any assembly of persons: a number of persons associated together for trade, &c.: a society: a subdivision of a regiment: the crew of a ship: state of being a companion: fellowship: associates: society: a gathering of people for social intercourse.—v.t.to accompany.—v.i.to associate.—Be good, orbad,company, to have, or to lack, companionable qualities;Keep company, to associate with: to court;Know a man by his company, to determine his character by the quality of his friends. [Fr.compagnie. SeeCompanion.]
Compare, kom-pār′,v.t.to set things together, to ascertain how far they agree or disagree: to liken or represent as similar: (gram.) to inflect an adjective.—v.i.to hold comparison.—n.(obs.) comparison: similitude.—adj.Com′parable, that may be compared.—n.Com′parableness.—adv.Com′parably.—adj.Compar′ative, pertaining to comparison: estimated by comparing with something else: not positive or absolute: (gram.) expressing more.—adv.Compar′atively.—n.Compar′ison, the act of comparing: capacity of being compared: comparative estimate: a simile or figure by which two things are compared: (gram.) the inflection of an adjective.—Beyond compare, without any rival. [Fr.,—L.comparāre, to match, fromcom, together,parāre, to make or esteem equal—par, equal.]
Compare, kom-pār′,v.t.(Spens.) to get or provide. [L.comparāre—com, inten.,parāre, to prepare.]
Compartment, kom-pärt′ment,n.a separate part or division of any enclosed space: a division of a railway carriage: a division of anything.—v.t.Compart′, to divide into parts. [Fr., fromcompartir—L.com, with,partīre, to part.]
Compass, kum′pas,n.a circuit or circle: space: limit: range, a limit of tones of a voice or instrument: the circumference: girth: an instrument consisting of a magnetised needle, used to steer ships by, &c., the needle indicating on a card the absolute directions at any given time: (pl.) an instrument consisting of two movable legs, for describing circles, &c.—v.t.to pass or go round: to surround or enclose: to besiege: to bring about or obtain: to contrive or plot: to accomplish.—adj.Com′passable, capable of being compassed.—ns.Com′pass-card, the circular card of a compass;Com′passing, contrivance: design;Com′pass-plane, a plane, convex on the under side, for smoothing curved timber;Com′pass-saw, a saw that cuts in a circular manner;Com′pass-sig′nal, a signal denoting a point in the compass;Com′pass-tim′ber, curved timber, used for shipbuilding, &c.;Com′pass-win′dow, a semicircular bay-window.—Box the compass(seeBox);Fetch a compass, to go round in a circuit. [Fr.compas, a circle, prob. from Low L.compassus—L.com, together,passus, a step.]
Compassion, kom-pash′un,n.fellow-feeling, or sorrow for the sufferings of another: pity.—v.t.to pity.—adjs.Compas′sionable, pitiable;Compas′sionate, inclined to pity or mercy: merciful.—v.t.to have compassion for: to have pity or mercy upon.—adv.Compas′sionately.—n.Compas′sionateness. [Fr.,—L.compassio—com, with,pati,passus, to suffer.]
Compatible, kom-pat′i-bl,adj.consistent: agreeable: that can be endured together.—ns.Compatibil′ity,Compat′ibleness, the quality of being compatible.—adv.Compat′ibly. [Fr.,—L.com, with,pati, to suffer.]
Compatriot, kom-pā′tri-ot,adj.of the same country.—n.one of the same country.—adj.Compatriot′ic.—n.Compā′triotism. [Fr.,—L.com, with, andPatriot.]
Compear, kom-pēr′,v.i.(Scots law) to appear in court.—ns.Compear′ance;Compear′ant. [L.comparēre—com, together,parēre, to appear.]
Compeer, kom-pēr′,n.one who is equal to another: a companion: an associate.—v.t.(Shak.) to equal. [L.compar—com, with, andpar, equal.]
Compel, kom-pel′,v.t.to drive or urge on forcibly: to oblige: to force: to obtain by hard labour:—pr.p.compel′ling;pa.p.compelled′.—adj.Compel′lable. [L.com, inten.,pellĕre,pulsum, to drive.]
Compellation, kom-pel-ā′shun,n.style of address: an appellation.—adj.Compel′lative.—n.compellation. [L.compellāre,-atum, to address, freq. ofcompellĕre.]
Compend, kom′pend,Compendium,kom-pen′di-um,n.a shortening or abridgment: a book or treatise containing the substance of a larger one: an epitome: an abstract.—adj.Compen′dious, short: concise: comprehensive.—adv.Compen′diously.—n.Compen′diousness. [L.compendium, what is weighed together, or saved (opp. todispendium)—com, together,pendĕre, to weigh.]
Compensate, kom′pen-sāt, orkom-pen′sāt,v.t.to reward suitably: to make amends for: to recompense: to counterbalance.—n.Compensā′tion, act of compensating: reward for service: amends for loss sustained: (phys.) the neutralisation of opposing forces.—adjs.Compen′sative,Compen′satory, giving compensation.—n.Com′pensātor, one who or that which compensates.—Compensation balance,pendulum, a balance-wheel or pendulum so constructed as to counteract the effect of the expansion and contraction of the metal under variation of temperature. [L.com, inten., andpensāre, freq. ofpendĕre, to weigh.]
Compesce, kom-pes′,v.t.to restrain. [L.compescĕre—compes, a fetter—com, together,pes, a foot.]
Compete, kom-pēt′,v.i.to seek or strive with others for something: to contend for a prize.—n.Competi′tion, the act of competing: common strife for the same object.—adj.Compet′itive, pertaining to or characterised by competition.—n.Compet′itor, one who competes: a rival or opponent. [L.competĕre—com, together,petĕre, to seek.]
Competent, kom′pe-tent,adj.suitable: sufficient: fit: belonging: legally qualified: legitimate.—ns.Com′petence,Com′petency, fitness: capacity: sufficiency: competent circumstances: legal power or capacity.—adv.Com′petently. [Fr.,—L.competĕre—com, with,petĕre, to seek, to strive after.]
Compile, kom-pīl′,v.t.to write or compose by collecting the materials from other books: to draw up or collect: to compose.—ns.Compilā′tion, the act of compiling: the thing compiled, a literary work made by gathering the material from various authors;Compile′ment, a compilation;Compil′er,Com′pilātor, one who compiles. [Fr.compiler, prob. from L.compilāre—com, together,pilāre, to plunder.]
Complacent, kom-plā′sent,adj.showing satisfaction: pleased: inclined to please.—ns.Complā′cence,Complā′cency, pleasure: satisfaction: complaisance.—adv.Complā′cently. [L.complacēre—com, inten.,placēre, to please.]
Complain, kom-plān′,v.i.to express grief, pain, censure: to murmur or express a sense of injury: to accuse: to make a mournful sound: to be ill—e.g. 'to complain of a sore throat.'—n.complaint.—ns.Complain′ant, one who complains: (law) one who raises a suit, a plaintiff;Complain′er, a murmurer: complainant;Complain′ing, the action of the verbcomplain: complaint.—adv.Complain′ingly.—n.Complaint′, a complaining: an expression of grief: a representation of pains or injuries: a finding fault: the thing complained of: a disease: an ailment. [Fr.complaindre—Low L.complangĕre—L.com, inten.,plangĕre, bewail.]
Complaisant, kom′plā-zant, orkom-plā-zant′,adj.desirous of pleasing; obliging.—n.Com′plaisance(orComplaisance′), care or desire to please: an obliging civility.—adv.Com′plaisantly(orComplaisant′ly). [Fr.,—complaire—L.complacēre.]
Complect, kom-plekt′,v.t.to embrace: to interweave.—adj.Complect′ed, interwoven. [L.complecti, to embrace—com, andplectĕre, to twine.]
Complement, kom′ple-ment,n.that which completes or fills up: full number or quantity: (Shak.) politeness.—v.t.Complement′, to supplement: (arch.) to compliment.—adjs.Complement′al, completing: (Shak.) complimental;Complement′ary, completing: together making up a whole.—Complementary angles, angles which together make up a right angle. [L.complementum—com, andplēre, to fill.]
Complete, kom-plēt′,adj.free from deficiency: perfect: finished: entire.—v.t.to finish: to make perfect or entire: to accomplish.—adjs.Complēt′able;Complēt′ed.—adv.Complete′ly.—ns.Complete′ness, the state of being complete;Complē′tion, the act of completing: the state of being complete: fulfilment.—adjs.Complēt′ive;Complēt′ory, fulfilling: completing. [L.complēre,-ētum, to fill up—com, inten., andplēre, to fill.]
Complex, kom′pleks,adj.composed of more than one, or of many parts: not simple: intricate: difficult.—n.a complex whole.—v.t.to complicate.—ns.Complex′edness,Com′plexness,Complex′ity, state of being complex: complication.—adv.Com′plexly.—n.Complex′us, a complicated system: a large muscle of the back, passing from the spine to the head. [L.complex—com, together, and root ofplicāre, to fold. SeeComplicate.]
Complexion, kom-plek′shun,n.disposition: colour: quality: colour or look of the skin, esp. of the face: general appearance, temperament, or texture: (Shak.) bodily constitution.—v.t.to give a colour to.—adjs.Complex′ional, pertaining to the complexion;Complex′ioned, having a certain complexion, or temperament;Complex′ionless, colourless: pale. [Fr.,—L.complexio, a combination, physical structure of body—complecti,complexus, to embrace—plectĕre, to plait.]
Compliance, kom-plī′ans,n.a yielding: agreement: complaisance: assent: submission (in bad sense).—adj.Complī′able, disposed to comply.—n.Complī′ancy, compliance.—adj.Complī′ant, yielding: pliant: civil.—adv.Complī′antly.—In compliance with, in agreement with. [SeeComply.]
Complicate, kom′pli-kāt,v.t.to twist or plait together: to render complex: to entangle.—adj.complex: involved.—n.Com′plicacy, the quality or state of being complicated.—adj.Com′plicated, intricate, confused.—n.Complicā′tion, an intricate blending or entanglement.—adj.Com′plicative, tending to complicate.—Complicated fracture, a fracture where there is some other injury (e.g. a flesh wound not communicating with the fracture, a dislocation, a rupture of a large blood-vessel);Complication of diseases, a number of diseases present at the same time. [L.com, together, andplicāre,-ātum, to fold.]
Complice, kom′plis,n.(Shak.) an associate: an accomplice.—n.Complic′ity, state or condition of being an accomplice: complexity.
Compliment, kom′pli-ment,n.an expression of regard or praise: delicate flattery: an expression of formal respect or civility: a present.—v.t.Compliment′, to pay a compliment to: to express respect for: to praise: to flatter: to congratulate: to make a present.—v.i.to make compliments.—adjs.Compliment′al, expressing or implying compliment;Compliment′ary, conveying, or expressive of, civility or praise: using compliments.—n.Compliment′er, one who pays compliments.—Compliments of the season, compliments appropriate to special times, as Christmas and birthdays;Left-handed compliment, a saying intended to seem a compliment, but in reality the reverse;Pay, orPresent,one's compliments, to give one's respects or greeting. [Fr.compliment—L.complementum. SeeComply.]
Compline,Complin, kom′plin,n.the 7th and last service of the day, at 9P.M., completing the canonical hours. [O. Fr.conplie(mod.complies)—L.completa(hora).]
Complish, kom′plish,v.t.(Spens.) to accomplish.
Complot, kom′plot,n.a conspiracy.—v.i.Complot′, to plot together, to conspire.—v.t.to plan.—pr.p.complot′ting;pa.p.complot′ted. [Fr.]
Compluvium, kom-plōō′vi-um,n.a quadrangular open space in the middle of a Roman house, which carried the rain-water from the roofs to a basin (impluvium) placed below. [L.]
Comply, kom-plī′,v.i.to yield to the wishes of another: to agree or consent to (with):—pr.p.comply′ing;pa.t.andpa.p.complied′.—n.Complī′er, one who complies.—p.adj.Comply′ing, compliant. [It.complire, to fulfil, to suit, to offer courtesies—L.complēre, to fulfil.]
Compo, kom′pō,n.a mixture of whiting, resin, and glue for ornamenting walls and cornices; a bankrupt's composition. [Abbrev. ofComposition.]
Component, kom-pō′nent,adj.making up: forming one of the elements of a compound.—n.one of the elements of a compound.—n.Compō′nency.—adj.Component′al. [L.componĕre.]
Comport, kom-pōrt′,v.i.to agree, suit (with).—v.t.to bear one's self: to behave.—n.manner of acting.—ns.Comport′ance(Spens.);Comport′ment, behaviour. [L.comportāre—com, together, andportāre, to carry.]
Compose, kom-pōz′,v.t.to form by putting two or more parts or things together: to place in proper order, to put together, to arrange artistically the elements of a landscape for painting: to settle or set at rest: to soothe: to set up or place types in order for printing: to originate or write as author, to set to music.—p.adj.Composed′, settled, quiet, calm.—adv.Compos′edly.—ns.Compos′edness;Compos′er, a writer, an author, esp. of a piece of music.—adj.Com′posite, made up of two or more distinct parts: (archit.) a blending of the Ionic and the Corinthian orders: (bot.) belonging to the natural orderCompositæ, having compound or composite flowers—heads of flowers composed of a number of florets on a common receptacle, surrounded by bracts forming a leafy involucre, like single flowers.—adv.Com′positely.—ns.Com′positeness;Compos′ing-stick, an instrument with a sliding adjustment, used for holding printing-types before they are put on the galley;Compos′ition, the act of putting together, or that which is put together: the thing composed, as a work in literature, music, or painting: mental constitution: artistic manner, style in writing or painting: a coming together or agreement, an arrangement or compromise: a certain percentage which creditors agree to accept in lieu of the full payment of a bankrupt's debts: (mech.) the compounding of two velocities or forces into a single velocity or force which shall be their equivalent.—adj.Compos′itive.—ns.Compos′itor, one who puts together, or sets up, types for printing;Com′post,Compost′ure(Shak.) a mixture for manure: a kind of plaster;Compō′sure, calmness: self-possession: tranquillity.—Composite candle, one made of a mixture of stearic acid and the stearin of coco-nut oil;Composite carriage, a railway-carriage with compartments of different classes;Composite portrait, a single portrait produced by combining those of a number of persons;Composition of a felony, the act of abstaining from prosecution for some consideration—itself punishable by fine and imprisonment. [Fr.composer, from L.cum, andpausāre, to cease, to rest.]
Compos mentis, kom′posment′is,adj. phrase, in one's right mind—sometimes merelyCompos. [L.]
Compossible, kom-pos′i-bl,adj.possible in co-existence with something else.—n.Compossibil′ity. [L.com-, andPossible.]
Compot, kom′pot,n.fruit preserved in syrup. [Fr.compote.]
Compotation, kom-po-tā′shun,n.a carouse together.—ns.Compotā′tionship;Com′potator, a bottle-companion.—adj.Compot′atory. [L.compotationem—com, together,potāre, to drink.]
Compound, kom-pownd′,v.t.to mix or combine: to settle or adjust by agreement.—v.i.to agree, or come to terms: to bargain in the lump.—adj.Com′pound, mixed or composed of a number of parts: not simple, dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, &c., as in 'compound addition,' &c.; or with processes more complex than the simple process, as in 'compound proportion,' &c.—n.a mass made up of a number of parts: the usual name in India for the enclosure in which a house stands, with its outhouses, yard, and garden: a compounded drug.—n.Compound′er.—Compound engine, a condensing engine in which the mechanical action of the steam is begun in one cylinder, and ended in a larger cylinder;Compound fracture, a broken bone, communicating with a co-existing skin wound;Compound householder, one who pays his rates in his rent, the landlord being immediately chargeable with them;Compound interest, the charge made where—the interest not being paid when due—it is added to the principal, forming the amount upon which the subsequent year's interest is computed;Compound quantity(alg.), a quantity consisting of more than one term, asa + b;Compound time(mus.), time in which each bar is made up of two or more simple bars. [O. Fr., from L.componĕre—com, together,ponĕre, to place.]
Comprehend, kom-pre-hend′,v.t.to seize or take up with the mind, to understand: to comprise or include.—ns.Comprehensibil′ity,Comprehen′sibleness.—adj.Comprehen′sible, capable of being understood.—adv.Comprehen′sibly.—n.Comprehen′sion, power of the mind to understand: (logic) the intension of a term or the sum of the qualities implied in the term: the inclusion of Nonconformists within the Church of England.—adj.Comprehen′sive, having the quality or power of comprehending much: extensive: full.—adv.Comprehen′sively.—n.Comprehen′siveness. [L.comprehendĕre, to seize.]
Compress, kom-pres′,v.t.to press together: to force into a narrower space: to condense or concentrate.—n.Com′press, soft folds of linen, &c., formed into a pad, and used in surgery to apply any requisite pressure to any part: a wet cloth, covered with waterproof, applied to the skin.—adj.Compressed′.—ns.Compressibil′ity,Compres′sibleness, the property that bodies have of being reduced in volume by pressure—the ratio of the amount of compression per unit volume to the compressing force applied.—adj.Compres′sible, that may be compressed.—n.Compres′sion, act of compressing: state of being compressed, condensation.—adjs.Compres′sional;Compres′sive, able to compress.—ns.Compres′sor, anything that compresses; a muscle that compresses certain parts;Compres′sure.—Compressed-air bath, a strong chamber of iron plates in which a patient can sit, and into which air is driven by a steam-engine to any required pressure;Compressed-air motor, any mode of employing air as a motive-power, as in automatic railway-brakes, &c. [L.compressāre,com, together, andpressāre, to press—premĕre,pressum, to press.]
Comprint, kom-print′,v.t.to share in printing—of the former privilege shared with the Stationers' Company and the King's Printer by Oxford and Cambridge.
Comprise, kom-prīz′,v.t.to contain, include: to sum up.—adj.Compris′able.—n.Compris′al, the act of comprising.—p.adjs.Comprised′, included;Compris′ing, including. [Fr.compris, pa.p. ofcomprendre—L.comprehendĕre. SeeComprehend.]
Compromise, kom′prō-mīz,n.a settlement of differences by mutual concession, adjustment of one's theories or principles.—v.t.to settle by mutual agreement and concession: to pledge: to involve or bring into question—to expose one's self to risk of danger or misunderstanding.—p.adj.Com′promised, exposed to danger or discredit. [Fr.compromis—L.compromittĕre,-missum—com, together,promittĕre, to promise.]
Comprovincial, kom-pro-vin′shal,adj.(Spens.) belonging to the same province.
Compt,Compter,Comptible, obs. forms ofCount, &c.
Comptroll,Comptroller. See underControl.
Compulse, kom-puls′,v.t.to compel.—adjs.Compul′satory,Compul′sative(Shak.), compulsory.—p.adj.Compulsed′, compelled.—ns.Compul′sion, the act of compelling: force: necessity: violence;Compul′sitor(Scots law), that which compels.—adj.Compul′sive, coercive: with power to compel.—adv.Compul′sively;Compul′sorily.—adj.Compul′sory, compelled: obligatory: compelling. [L.compulsāre, freq. ofcompellĕre, to compel.]
Compunction, kom-pungk′shun,n.uneasiness of conscience: remorse: regret: pity.—adj.Compunc′tious, feeling or causing compunction: repentant: remorseful.—adv.Compunc′tiously.—Without compunction, with no feeling of sorrow or regret. [O. Fr.,—L.compunctio,-nis—com, inten., andpungĕre,punctum, to prick.]
Compurgation, kom-pur-gā′shun,n.the custom, in Anglo-Saxon law, of permitting the accused to call in witnesses to prove his innocency, by joining their oaths to his: evidence in favour of the accused: vindication.—n.Com′purgator, one who testifies to the innocency or veracity of another.—adjs.Compurgatō′rial,Compur′gatory. [L.compurgāre, to purify wholly. SeePurge.]
Compursion, kom-pur′shun,n.a pursing together (Sterne).
Compute, kom-pūt′,v.t.to calculate: to number: to estimate.—adj.Comput′able, calculable.—ns.Com′putant,Comput′er,Com′putist, a calculator;Computā′tion, act of computing: reckoning: estimate.—adj.Comput′ātive, given to computation.—n.Com′putātor. [L.computāre, fromcom, together,putāre, to reckon.]
Comrade, kom′rād,n.a close companion: an intimate associate—ns.Com′radery;Com′radeship. [Sp.camarada, a roomful, a chamber-mate—L.camera, a chamber.]
Comtism, komt′ism,n.the philosophical system of AugustComte, the founder of Positivism (1798-1857).—adj.Com′tian.—n.andadj.Comt′ist.
Comus, kō′mus,n.a god of mirth: a revel. [L.,—Gr.kōmos, a revel.]
Con., kon, a contraction of L.contra, against, as inPro and con., for and against.
Con, kon,v.t.to study carefully: to commit to memory:—pr.p.con′ning;pa.p.conned.—n.Con′ning, learning by heart; poring over. [A.S.cunnian, to try to know—cunnan, to know.]
Con,Conn, kon, kun,v.t.to direct the steering of a ship.—n.the act of conning.—ns.Con′ning, directing the steering;Con′ning-tow′er, the pilot-house of a war-ship. [Prob. conn. with preceding.]
Con, kon,n.a knock. [Fr.cogner, to knock.]
Conacre, kon′ā-kėr,n.the custom of letting land in Ireland in small portions for a single crop, the rent paid in money or in labour—alsoCorn′acre.—v.t.to sublet in conacre.—n.Con′acreism.
Conarium, kō-nā′ri-um,n.the pineal gland of the brain.—adj.Conā′rial. [Gr.kōnarion.]
Conatus, ko-nā′tus,n.an effort: an impulse.—n.Conā′tion, the faculty of free agency, including desire and volition.—adj.Conā′tive. [L.conāri,-ātus, to endeavour.]
Concatenate, kon-kat′e-nāt,v.t.to chain or link together: to connect in a series.—n.Concatenā′tion, a series of links united: a series of things depending on each other. [L.con, together, andcatena, a chain.]
Concause, kon′kawz,n.a co-operating cause.
Concave, kon′kāv,adj.curved, vaulted, or arched, applied to the inner side of any curved line or rounded body, and opposed toconvex, which is applied to the outside.—n.a hollow: an arch or vault.—adv.Con′cavely.—n.Concav′ity, the quality of being concave: the inner surface of a concave or hollow body.—adjs.Concā′vo-con′cave, orDoub′le-con′cave, concave on both sides of a lens;Concā′vo-con′vex, concave on one side, and convex on the other. [L.concavus, fromcon, inten., andcavus, hollow. SeeCave.]
Conceal, kon-sēl′,v.t.to hide completely or carefully: to keep secret; to disguise: to keep from telling.—adjs.Conceal′able, that may be concealed;Concealed′, hidden.—n.Conceal′ment, act of concealing: secrecy: disguise: hiding-place: (Shak.) a mystery. [O. Fr.conceler—L.concelāre, fromcon, inten., andcelāre, to hide.]
Concede, kon-sēd′,v.t.to cede or give up: to quit: to surrender: to admit: to grant.—v.i.to admit or grant.—n.Conced′er. [L.concedĕre,-cessum—con, wholly andcedĕre, to yield.]
Conceit, kon-sēt′,n.over-estimate of one's self: too favourable opinion of one's own good qualities: a pleasant, fantastical, or affected notion: wit: (Spens.) idea: (Shak.) understanding: estimate.—v.t.to conceive: to think.—adj.Conceit′ed, clever, witty, fantastical (obs. uses): having a high opinion of one's self: egotistical.—adv.Conceit′edly.—n.Conceit′edness.—adj.Conceit′less(Shak.), without conceit, stupid.—Out of conceit with, no longer fond of. [Through a Fr. formconceit, from L.conceptus, pa.p. ofconcipĕre.]