Conceive, kon-sēv′,v.t.to receive into and form in the womb: to form in the mind: to imagine or think: to understand: to express.—v.i.to become pregnant: to think.—ns.Conceivabil′ity,Conceiv′ableness.—adj.Conceiv′able, that may be conceived, understood, or believed.—adv.Conceiv′ably.—adj.Conceived′, imagined, thought. [O. Fr.concever—L.concipĕre,conceptum, fromcon, andcapĕre, to take.]
Concent, kon-sent′,n.a harmony or concord of sounds: concert of voices.—v.i.(Spens.) to harmonise. [L.concentus, pa.p. ofconcinĕre—con, together,canĕre, to sing.]
Concentrate, kon′sen-trāt, orkon-sen′-,v.t.to bring towards a common centre: to bring into a closer union: to condense, to render more intense the properties of.—adj.Concen′trated(alsoCon′-).—n.Concentrā′tion, act of concentrating: condensation: the keeping of the mind fixed on something.—adj.Concen′trative, tending to concentrate.—n.Concen′trativeness. [A lengthened form ofConcentre.]
Concentre, kon-sent′ėr,v.i.to tend to or meet in a common centre: to be concentric.—v.t.to bring or direct to a common centre or point:—pr.p.concent′ring;pa.p.concent′redorconcent′ered.—adjs.Concen′tric,-al, having a common centre.—adv.Concen′trically.—n.Concentric′ity. [Fr.concentrer—L.con, with,centrum, the centre.]
Concept, kon′sept,n.a thing conceived, a general notion.—ns.Concep′tacle, that in which anything is contained, a receptacle: (bot.) a pericarp of one valve, a follicle: a cavity enclosing the reproductive cells in certain plants and animals;Concep′tion, the act of conceiving: the thing conceived; the formation in the mind of an image or idea: a notion: (Shak.) a mere fancy: a plan: a concept;Concep′tionist.—adjs.Concep′tious(Shak.), fruitful;Concept′ive, capable of conceiving mentally;Concep′tual, pertaining to conception.—ns.Consep′tualism, the doctrine in philosophy that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment;Concep′tualist, one who holds this doctrine.—adj.Conceptualis′tic. [L.concipĕre,-ceptum, to conceive.]
Concern, kon-sern′,v.t.to relate or belong to: to affect or interest: to make uneasy: to trouble: to have to do with: to be affected.—n.that which concerns or belongs to one: interest: regard: anxiety: a business, or those connected with it.—adj.Concerned′, having connection with: interested: anxious.—adv.Concern′edly.—n.Concern′edness.—prep.Concern′ing, regarding: pertaining to.—n.Concern′ment, a thing in which one is concerned: an affair: importance: interest: interference. [Fr.,—L.concernĕre,con, together,cernĕre, to see.]
Concert, kon′sėrt,n.union or agreement in any undertaking: harmony: musical harmony: a musical entertainment.—v.t.Concert′, to frame or devise together: to arrange, adjust.—p.adj.Concert′ed, mutually planned: arranged.—ns.Concertina(kon-ser-tē′na), a musical instrument consisting of a pair of bellows, usually polygonal, the sounds produced by free vibrating reeds of metal, as in the accordion;Concer′to, a musical composition for a solo instrument, with orchestral accompaniments.—Concert pitch(mus.), the pitch at which instruments for concert use are tuned. [Fr.concerter—It.concertāre, to sing in concert.]
Concession, kon-sesh′un,n.the act of conceding: the thing conceded: a grant.—adj.Conces′sible.—n.Concessionaire′, one who has obtained a concession.—adj.Conces′sionary.—n.Conces′sionist.—adj.Conces′sive, implying concession. [Concede.]
Concetto, kon-chet′to,n.an ingenious turn of expression: a conceit:—pl.Concet′ti.—n.Concet′tism, the use of concetti. [It.,—L.conceptum, conceit.]
Conch, kongk,n.a marine shell: a spiral shell used by the Tritons as a trumpet, and still used by some African peoples in war: a name for the native whites of the Bahamas, owing to their use of conchs as food: (archit.) the semidome of an apse; the apse itself.—n.Conchif′era, a term applied by Lamarck to bivalve molluscs and to very different Brachiopods.—adjs.Conchif′erous, having a shell;Conch′iform, conch-shaped.—n.Conch′oid, a plane curve invented to solve the problem of trisecting a plane angle, doubling the cube, &c.—adjs.Conchoid′al, pertaining to a conchoid: shell-like, applied to the fracture of a mineral;Concholog′ical, pertaining to conchology.—ns.Conchol′ogist;Conchol′ogy, that branch of natural history which deals with the shells of molluscs. [L.concha—Gr.kongchē; Sans.cankha, a shell; conn. withCockle.]
Concha, kong′ka,n.the central cavity of the outer ear: the outer ear: (archit.) conch. [L.concha.]
Concierge, kong-si-erj′,n.a warden: a janitor. [Fr.; der. unknown.]
Conciliar, kon-sil′i-ar,adj.pertaining to a council.—AlsoConcil′iary.
Conciliate, kon-sil′i-āt,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.Conciliā′tion, act of conciliating.—adj.Concil′iātive.—n.Concil′iātor.—adj.Concil′iatory. [L.conciliāre,-ātum—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-sīs′,adj.cut short: brief.—v.t.(Milt.) to mutilate.—adv.Concise′ly.—ns.Concise′ness, the quality of being concise: terseness [Fr.,—L.concidĕre,concisum, fromcon, andcædĕre, to cut.]
Concision, kon-sizh′on,n.mutilation: (B.) circumcision: conciseness.
Conclamation, kon-kla-mā′shun,n.a shout of many together.
Conclave, kon′klāv,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, fromcon, together,clavis, a key.]
Conclude, kon-klōōd′,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.concludĕre,conclusum—con, together,claudĕre, 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.concoquĕre,concoctum—con, together, andcoquĕre, 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, andcomitans, pr.p. ofcomitāri, to accompany—comes, a companion.]
Concord, kon′kord, orkong′-,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, fromcon, together,cor,cordis, the heart.]
Concorporate, kon-kor′por-āt,v.t.to unite in one body.—adj.united in one body. [L.con, together, andCorporate.]
Concourse, kon′kōrs, orkong′-,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,currĕre, to run.]
Concreate, kon′krē-āt,v.t.to create with or at the same time.
Concremation, kon-krē-mā′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,crescĕre, to grow.]
Concrete, kon′krēt,adj.formed into one mass: the opposite ofabstract, 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.Concrēte′, to form into a solid mass.—v.i.to harden.—adv.Concrēte′ly.—ns.Concrēte′ness;Concrē′tion, a mass concreted: a growth forming in certain parts of the body, as calculi, &c.—adjs.Concrē′tionary;Concrēt′ive, having power to concrete. [L.concretus—con, together,crescĕre,cretum, to grow.]
Concrew, kon-krōō′,v.i.(Spens.) to concrete.
Concubine, kong′kū-bīn,n.a woman who cohabits or lives with a man without being married.—n.Concū′binage, state of living together as man and wife without being married.—adj.Concū′binary. [Fr.,—L.concubina—con, together,cubāre, to lie down.]
Concupiscence, kon-kū′pis-ens,n.violent desire: sexual appetite: lust.—adjs.Concū′piscent,Concū′piscible. [Fr.,—L.concupiscentia—concupiscĕre—con, inten.,cupĕre, to desire.]
Concupy, kong′kū-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.concurrĕre, fromcon, together,currĕre,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,quatĕre, to shake.]
Concyclic, kon-sī′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.Condemnā′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.condemnāre, fromcon, inten., anddamnāre, 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′āte, to condense: to compress into a closer form.—v.i.to become dense: to harden:—pr.p.condens′āting;pa.p.condens′āted.—ns.Condensā′tion, act of condensing;Condens′er, an apparatus for reducing vapours to a liquid form: an appliance for collecting or condensing electricity. [L.condensāre—con, inten., anddensus, 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., anddescendĕre, to descend.]
Condiddle, kon-did′l,v.t.(Scot.) to steal.
Condign, kon-dīn′,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—condīre, 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 ofabsolute.—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 spellingconditio)—condicĕre—con, together,dicĕre, to say.]
Condole, kon-dōl′,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,dolēre, to grieve.]
Condone, kon-dōn′,v.t.to forgive: to pass over.—n.Condonā′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.,donāre, to give. SeeDonation.]
Condor, kon′dor,n.a large vulture found among the Andes of South America. [Sp.,—Peruv.cuntur.]
Condottiere, kon-dot-ti-ā′re,n.a leader of a band of military adventurers who sold their services to any party in any contest:—pl.Condottieri(-ā′rē). [It.,—condotto, way—L.con, andducĕre, to lead.]
Conduce, kon-dūs′,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,ducĕre,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—conducĕre. SeeConduce.]
Conduit, kun′dit, orkon′-,n.a channel or pipe to lead or convey water, &c.: a kind of fountain. [Fr.conduit—L.conductus—conducĕre, 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.Condylō′ma, a growth about the anus or generative organs. [Fr.,—L.,—Gr.kondylos, knuckle.]
Cone--with Sections.
Cone, kōn,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.Cō′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.kōnos, a peak, a peg.]
Coney. SeeCony.
Confab, kon-fab′,v.andn.coll. forms ofConfab′ulāte,Confabulā′tion.—adj.Confab′ular.—n.Confab′ulātor.—adj.Confab′ulātory.
Confabulate, kon-fab′ū-lāt,v.i.to talk familiarly together: to chat.—n.Confabulā′tion. [L.con, together,fabulāri, to talk—fabula, a tale, fable.]
Confarreation, kon-far-re-ā′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—confarreāre, 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.conficĕre,confectum, to make up together—con, together,facĕre, to make.]
Confederate, kon-fed′ėr-āt,adj.leagued together: allied.—n.one united in a league: an ally: an acomplice.—v.i.andv.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;Confederā′tion, a league: alliance, esp. of princes, states, &c.—adj.Confed′erātive, of or belonging to a confederation. [L.confœderāre,-ātum—con, together,fœdus,fœdĕris, a league.]
Confer, kon-fėr′,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-fėr′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.confitēri,confessus—con, sig. completeness, andfatēri—fāri, to speak.]
Confide, kon-fīd′,v.i.to trust wholly or have faith (within): 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.confidĕre—con, sig. completeness, andfidĕre, to trust.]
Configuration, kon-fig-ū-rā′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, andfigurāre, to form. SeeFigure.]
Confine, kon′fīn,n.border, boundary, or limit—generally inpl.:(kon-fīn′)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-fėrm′,v.t.to strengthen: to fix or establish: to ratify: to verify: to assure: to admit to full communion.—adj.Confirm′able.—n.Confirmā′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.confirmāre—con, inten., andfirmāre—firmus, firm.]
Confiscate, kon′fis-kāt, orkon-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.Confiscā′tion, the act of confiscating;Con′fiscātor, one who confiscates. [L.confiscāre,-ātum—con, together,fiscus, a basket.]
Confit, kon′fit,n.(obs.). Same asComfit.
Confiteor, kon-fit′ē-or,n.a form of prayer or confession used in the Latin Church. [L.confiteor, I confess.]
Confiture, kon′fit-ūr,n.(obs.). Same asComfiture.
Confix, kon-fiks′,v.t.(Shak.) to fix firmly. [L.configĕre,-fixum—con, inten.,figĕre, to fix.]
Conflagrate, kon′fla-grāt,v.t.andv.i.to burn up.—adj.Conflag′rant(Milt.) burning.—n.Conflagrā′tion, a great burning or fire. [L.conflagrāre—con, inten., andflagrāre, to burn. SeeFlagrant.]
Conflate, kon-flāt′,v.t.to blow together: to produce: to combine two variant readings of a text into one.—n.Conflā′tion. [L.conflatus—conflāre, to blow together—con, andflāre, 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.confligĕre—con, together, andfligĕre, 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.confluĕre,confluxum, fromcon, together,fluĕre, 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.Conformā′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.conformāre—con, with, andformāre—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.confundĕre,-fusum—con, together,fundĕre, to pour.]
Confraternity, kon-fra-tėr′ni-ti,n.a brotherhood: clan: brotherly friendship.
Confrère, kong-frār,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.Confrontā′tion, the bringing of people face to face. [Fr.confronter—Low L.,—L.con, together, andfrons, the front. SeeFront.]
Confucian, kon-fū′shyan,adj.of or belonging toConfucius, the Chinese philosopher (551-479B.C.).—ns.Confū′cianism;Confū′cianist.
Confuse, kon-fūz′,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;Confū′sion, the state of being confused: disorder: shame: overthrow: perplexity: embarrassment: turmoil.—adj.Confū′sive. [A doublet ofConfound.]
Confute, kon-fūt′,v.t.to prove to be false: to refute: to put an end to.—adj.Confūt′able.—n.Confutā′tion.—adj.Confūt′ative, tending to confute.—n.Confute′ment. [L.confutāre—con, inten., andfutis, a water-vessel, fromfundĕre, to pour: to overthrow. SeeFutile.]
Congé.SeeCongee.
Congeal, kon-jēl′,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,Congelā′tion, act or process of congealing: anything congealed. [L.congelāre, fromcon, andgelu, frost.]
Congee, kon′jē,Congé,kong′jā,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, andmeāre, to go.]
Congener, kon′je-nėr, orkon-jē′nėr,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, andgenus,generis, kind.]
Congenial, kon-jē′ni-al,adj.of the same genius, spirit, or tastes: kindred, sympathetic: suitable.—n.Congenial′ity.—adv.Congē′nially. [L.con, with, andgenialis, genial. SeeGenial.]
Congenital, kon-jen′i-tal,adj.begotten or born with, said of diseases or deformities dating from birth.—adv.Congen′itally. [L.congenitus, fromcon, together,gignĕre,genitum, to beget.]
Conger, kong′gėr,n.a marine bony fish in the eel family, 3 to 6 feet long—alsoCon′ger-eel: a company of co-operating booksellers. [L.,—Gr.gongros.]
Congeries, kon-jē′ri-ēz,n.a collection of particles or small bodies in one mass. [L.,—con, together,gerĕre,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.congerĕre,congestum—con, together, andgerĕre,gestum, to bring.]
Congiary, kon′ji-ar-i,n.a gift to the Roman people or soldiery, originally in corn, oil, &c., each receiving acongiusor gallon—afterwards given in money. [L.congiarium—congius, the Roman gallon.]
Conglobe, kon-glōb′,v.t.orv.i.to collect together into a globe or round mass:—pr.p.conglōb′ing;pa.p.conglōbed′.—adj.Conglob′ate, formed into a globe or ball.—v.t.to form into a globe or ball.—n.Conglobā′tion.—v.i.Conglob′ūlate, to gather into a globule or small globe. [L.con, together, andglobāre,-ātum—globus, a ball, globe.]
Conglomerate, kon-glom′ėr-āt,adj.gathered into a clew or mass.—v.t.to gather into a ball.—n.a rock composed of pebbles cemented together.—n.Conglomerā′tion, state of being conglomerated: a collection of things. [L.conglomerāre,-ātum—con, together, andglomus,glomeris, a clew, akin toglobus.]
Conglutinate, kon-glōō′tin-āt,v.t.to glue together: to heal by uniting.—v.i.to unite or grow together.—p.adj.Conglu′tinant.—n.Conglutinā′tion, a joining by means of some sticky substance: healing.—adj.Conglu′tinātive, having power to conglutinate.—n.Conglu′tinātor. [L.conglutināre,-ātum—con, together, andgluten, glue.]
Congou, kong′gōō,n.a kind of black tea.—AlsoCongo. [Chinesekung-fu, labour, referring to the labour expended in producing the tea.]
Congratulate, kon-grat′ū-lāt,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.Congratulā′tion, act of congratulating: an expression of joy or sympathy;Congrat′ulator.—adj.Congrat′ulatory. [L.congratulāri,-ātus—con, inten.,gratulāri—gratus, pleasing.]
Congree, kon-grē′,v.i.(Shak.) to agree together: to accord. [L.con, together, and Fr.gré, good-will—L.gratus, pleasing.]
Congreet, kon-grēt′,v.t.(Shak.) to salute mutually. [L.con, together, andGreet.]
Congregate, kong′gre-gāt,v.t.to gather together: to assemble.—v.i.to flock together.—p.adj.Congregat′ed, assembled: aggregated.—n.Congregā′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.Congregā′tional, pertaining to a congregation.—ns.Congregā′tionalism, a form of church government in which each congregation is independent in the management of its own affairs—also calledIndependency;Congregā′tionalist, adherent of Congregationalism. [L.congregāre,-ātum—con, together, andgrex,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, andgradi,gressus, to step, to go.]
Congreve, kong′grēv,n.a rocket for use in war, invented by Sir WilliamCongreve(1772-1828).—n.Con′greve-match, a kind of lucifer match, invented by Congreve.
Congrue, kong-grōō′,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.congruĕre, to run together.]
Conia.SeeConium.
Conic,-al;Conics. SeeCone.
Coniferæ, kon-if′ėr-ē,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. SeeCone.
Conima, kon′i-ma,n.a fragrant resin for making pastilles.
Conine, kō′nin,n.an alkaloid forming the poisonous principle of hemlock.—AlsoCō′nia,Cō′nicine. [Gr.kōneion, hemlock.]
Conirostral, kōn-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′ūr,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.conjicĕre,conjectum, to throw together—con, together, andjacĕre, to throw.]
Conjee,Congee, kon′jē,n.water in which rice has been boiled, much used for invalids. [Anglo-Indian—Tamilkañji. 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, andjungĕre,junctum, to join. SeeJoin.]
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, andjugum, a yoke.]
Conjugate, kon′joo-gāt,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,Conjugā′tional,Con′jugative, conjugate.—ns.Con′jugateness;Con′jugating;Conjugā′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(seeFocus);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 Amœba, Diatoms, &c. [L.conjugāre,-ātum—con, together, andjugāre—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.,—conjungĕre. SeeConjoin.]
Conjure, kun′jėr andkon-jōōr′(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.Conjurā′tion, act of summoning by a sacred name or solemnly: enchantment;Con′jurātor, a conspirator;Conjure′ment, adjuration;Con′jurer,-or, one who practises magic: an enchanter:(kon-jōō′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, andjurāre, 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,conkbeing the illiterate spelling of the Gipsyknoc, nose.]
Connascent, kon-nas′ent,adj.born or produced at the same time.—ns.Connas′cence,Connas′cency. [L.con, withnasci, to be born.]
Connate, kon′āt,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;Connā′ture. [L.con, with, andnasci,natus, to be born.]
Conne, kon,v.t.(Spens.) form ofCon, 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, andnectĕre, to tie.]
Connictation, kon-ik-tā′shun,n.the act of winking. [L.con, andnictare,-ātum, to wink.]
Connive, kon-īv′,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.connivēre, to wink.]
Connoisseur, kon-es-sehr′, orkon-is-ūr′,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.cognoscĕre, to know.]
Connote, kon-ōt′,v.t.to signify secondarily: to imply along with an object the inherent attributes: to include.—v.t.Con′notāte, to connote.—n.Connotā′tion, implication of something more than the denotation of an object: the aggregation of attributes connoted by a term.—adjs.Connot′ātive,Connō′tive. [L.con, with, andNote.]
Connubial, kon-ū′bi-al,adj.pertaining to marriage or to the marriage state: nuptial.—n.Connubial′ity.—adv.Connū′bially. [L.con, andnubĕre, to marry. SeeNuptial.]
Connumerate, kon-nū′me-rāt,v.t.to count conjointly.—n.Connumerā′tion.
Connusance, kon′ū-sans,n.an obs. form ofCognisance.
Conoid, kōn′oid,n.anything like a cone in form.—adjs.Conoid′ic,-al,Con′oid,Conoid′al. [Gr.kōnos, a cone,eidos, form.]
Co-nominee, kō-nom-i-nē′,n.a joint-nominee.
Conquadrate, kon-kwod′rāt,v.t.to square with another.
Conquassate, kon-kwas′āt,v.t.to shake.
Conquer, kong′kėr,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.conquirĕre,—con, inten.,quærĕre, to seek.]
Conquistador, kong-kwis′ta-dōr,n.a conqueror, applied to the conquerors of Mexico and Peru. [Sp.,—L.conquirĕre. SeeConquer.]
Consanguine, kon-sang′gwin,adj.related by blood: of the same family or descent—alsoConsanguin′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, orBad,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—conscīre, to know well—con, andscīre, 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—conscīre, to know.]
Conscribe, kon-′skrīb′,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.conscribĕre, to enrol—con, together,scribĕre, to write.]
Consecrate, kon′se-krāt,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;Consecrā′tion, the act of devoting to a sacred use;Con′secrator.—adj.Con′secratory, making sacred. [L.consecrāre,-ātum, to make wholly sacred—con, andsacrāre, to set apart as sacred—sacer, sacred.]
Consectaneous, kon-sek-tā′nē-us,adj.following as a natural consequence.
Consectary, kon-sek′ta-ri,n.a deduction, corollary. [L.consectāri, freq. ofconsequi. SeeConsecution.]
Consecution, kon-se-kū′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, andsequi,secutus, to follow.]
Consenescence, kon-sē-nes′ens,n.the state of growing old.—AlsoConsenes′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.consentīre. SeeConsent.]
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.Consentā′neous, agreeable or accordant: consistent with.—adv.Consentā′neously—ns.Consentā′neousness,Consentanē′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.consentīre—con, with,sentīre, 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, andsequi, to follow.]
Consertion, kon-ser′shun,n.junction, adaptation.
Conserve, kon-sėrv′,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.Conservā′tion, the act of conserving: the keeping entire.—adj.Conservā′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′),Conservatō′rium, a name given by the Italians to schools instituted for the purpose of advancing the study of music and maintaining its purity;Con′servātor, 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.conservāre—con, together, andservāre, to keep.]
Consider, kon-sid′ėr,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′erāte,Consid′erative(obs.), thoughtful: serious: prudent: thoughtful for the feelings of others.—adv.Consid′erately.—ns.Consid′erateness, thoughtfulness for others;Considerā′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.considerāre, supposed to have been orig. a term of augury—con, andsidus,sideris, a star.]
Consign, kon-sīn′,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.Consignā′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.consignāre, to attest.]
Consignify, kon-sig′ni-fī,v.t.to signify or indicate in connection with something else.—n.Consignificā′-tion.—adj.Consignif′icative.
Consilience, kon-sil′i-ens,n.concurrence: coincidence.—adj.Consil′ient, agreeing. [L.con, together, andsalīre, to leap.]