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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Con-cā'voūs, a. p. 265Concave. “Concavous part of the liver.” Potter.Con-cā'voūs-ly, adv. p. 265After the manner of a concave surface. “Concavous-ly inverted.” Browne.Con-cēal', v. t. p. 265To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover or keep from sight; as, a party of men concealed themselves behind a wall. But where delays he now? Some great intent Conceals him. Milton. 2. To keep…Warburton p. 265Con-cēal'a-ble, a. p. 265Capable of being concealed, hid, or kept close. “The omniscience of God, whereunto there is nothing concealable.” Browne.Con-cēal'ed-ly, adv. p. 265So as not to be detected.Con-cēal'ed-ness, n. p. 265A state of being concealed.Con-cēal'er, n. p. 265One who conceals.Con-cēal'ment, n. p. 265The act of concealing, hiding, or keeping out of sight. Shak. 2. The state of being hid or concealed; privacy. Some dear cause Will in concealment wrap me up a while. Shak. 3. The place of hiding; a…Con-cēde', v. t. p. 265To yield or suffer to pass; to grant; as, the advocate concedes the point in question. Boyle. 2. To admit to be true; to allow. We concede that their citizens were those who lived under different…Con-cēde', v. i. p. 265To yield or make concession. I wished you to concede to America, at a time when she prayed concession at our feet. Burke.Con-ceit’, n. p. 265That which is conceived, imagined, or formed in the mind; idea; thought; image; conception. In laughing, there ever precedeth a conceit of somewhat ridiculous. Bacon. 2. Faculty of conceiving…Con-cēit’, v. t. p. 265To conceive; to imagine; to think; to fancy. The strong, by conceiting themselves weak, are thereby rendered as inactive . . . as if they really were so. Smith.Con-cêit', v. i. p. 265To form an idea; to think; to judge. [Obs.] Those whose . . . vulgar apprehensions conceit but low of matrimonial purposes. Milton.Con-cēit'ed, a. p. 265Endowed with fancy or imagination. [Obs.] He was of countenance amiable, of feature comely, active of body, pleasantly conceited, and sharp of wit. Knolles. 2. Entertaining a flattering opinion of…Con-cèit'ed-ly, adv. p. 265In a conceited manner; fancifully; whimsically.Con-cèit'ed-ness, n. p. 265The state of being conceited; conceit; vanity. Collier.Con-cēit'less, a. p. 265Without conceit; stupid; dull of apprehension. [Obs.] Think'st thou I'm so shallow, so conceitless, To be seduced by thy flattery? Shak.Con-cēiv'a-ble, a. p. 265Capable of being conceived, imagined, or understood. “Any conceivable weight.” Wilkins. It is not conceivable that it should be indeed that very person whose shape and voice it assumed. Atterbury.Con-cēiv'a-ble-ness, n. p. 265The quality of being conceivable.Con·cèiv'a-bly, adv. p. 265In a conceivable manner.Con-cēive', v. t. p. 265To receive into the womb and breed; to begin the formation of the embryo of. She hath also conceived a son in her old age. Luke i. 36. 2. To form in the mind, as a purpose or plan; to devise. It was…Con-cēive', v. i. p. 265To have an embryo formed in the womb; to breed; to become pregnant. A virgin shall conceive, and bear a son. Isa. vii. 14. 2. To have a conception, idea, or opinion; to think;—with of. Conceive of…Con-cēiv'er, n. p. 266One who conceives.Con-cĕl'e-brāte, v. t. p. 266To celebrate together. [Obs.]Con-cĕnt', n. p. 266Concert of voices; concord of sounds; harmony; as, a concert of notes. Bacon. 2. Consistency; accordance. [Obs.] “In concert to his own principles.” Atterbury.Con-cĕn'ter or Con-cĕn'tre, v. i. p. 266To come to a point, or to meet in a common center;—said of converging lines, or of other things that meet, or are conceived to meet, in a point. “God, in whom all perfectiones concenter.” Bp.…Con-çĕn'ter or Con-çĕn'tre, v. t. p. 266To draw or direct to a common center; to bring to a point, as two or more lines or other things. In thee concentering all their precious beams. Milton.Con-çĕnt'ful, a. p. 266Harmonious. [Obs.] Fotherby.Cŏn'çen-trāte or Con-çĕn'trāte, v. t. p. 266To bring to a common center, or to unite more closely; to combine; to condense; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus. He hastily concentrated his whole force at his own camp. Motley.Cŏn'çen-trā'tion, n. p. 266The act of concentrating; the act of bringing nearer together; compression into a narrow space. “Concentration of the lunar beams.” Boyle. Gloom and silence produce composure of mind and…Con-cen'tra-tive, a. p. 266Serving to concentrate. A discrimination is only possible by a concentrative act, or act of attention. Sir W. Hamilton.Con-cĕn’tra-tīve-ness, n. p. 266(Phren.) The power of concentrating the intellectual force. — Combe.Con-çĕn'tric, a. p. 266Having a common center. “Concentric circles upon the surface of the water.” Newton. “Concentrical circles of somewhat differing colors.” Boyle.Con-çĕn'tric-al-ly, adv. p. 266In a concentric manner.Cŏn'çen-trĭç'i-ty, n. p. 266State of being concentric.Con-çĕnt'ū-al, a. p. 266Possessing harmony; accordant. [Rare.] Warton.Cŏn'cept, n. p. 266A set form. [Obs.] Scott. 2. An abstract general conception; a notion; a universal. The words conception, concept, notion, should be limited to the thought of what can not be represented in the…Con-çēp'ta-cle, n. p. 266That in which any thing is contained; a vessel; a receiver or receptacle. 2. (Bot.) A pericarp of one valve, opening longitudinally on one side and having the seeds loose in it; a follicle. ☞ The…Con-çēp'ti-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 266The quality of being conceivable. [Obs.] Cudworth.Con-cĕp'ti-ble, a. p. 266Capable of being conceived; conceivable; intelligible. [Obs.] Hale.Con-çēp'tion, n. p. 266The act of conceiving; the first formation of the embryo of an animal. I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception. Gen. iii. 16. 2. The state of being conceived. Joy had the like…Con-cĕp'tion-al-īst, n. p. 266A conceptualist.Con-cĕp'tious, a. p. 266Apt to conceive; fruitful; pregnant. [Obs.] Shak.Con-cĕp'tive, a. p. 266Capable of conceiving. [Rare.] Browne.Con-cĕpt'ū-al, a. p. 266Pertaining to conception.Con-cĕpt'ū-al-ism, n. p. 266A theory in some sense intermediate between Realism and Nominalism, teaching that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects. Stewart.Con-cēpt'ū-al-ist, n. p. 266(Metaphys.) One who maintains the theory of conceptualism. Stewart.Con-cĕrn', v. t. p. 266To relate or belong to; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to. Our wars with France have affected us in our most tender interests, and concerned us more than those with any other nation.…Con-cĕrn', n. p. 266That which relates or belongs to one; business; affair. “The private concerns of a family.” Addison. 2. That which affects the welfare or happiness; interest; moment. Mysterious secrets of a high…Con-cĕrn'ed-ly, adv. p. 266In a concerned manner; solicitously.Con-cĕrn'ing, prep. p. 266Pertaining to; regarding; having relation to. I have accepted thee concerning this thing. Gen. xix. 21. The Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel. Num. x. 29.Con-cĕrn'ing, a. p. 266Important. [Obs.] “So great and so concerning a truth.” South.Con-cĕrn'ing, n. p. 266Concern. [Obs.] Shak.Con-cĕrn'ment, n. p. 266The thing in which one is concerned or interested; concern; affair; business; interest. To mix with thy concernments I desist. Milton. Propositions which extend only to the present life are small…Con-cērt', v. t. p. 266To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation. It was concerted to begin the siege in March. Bp. Burnet. 2. To plan; to devise. A commander had more trouble to…Con-cērt', v. i. p. 266To act in harmony; to form combined plans. “The ministers of Denmark were appointed to concert with Talbot.” Burnet.Cŏn'cert, n. p. 266Agreement in a design or plan; union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; accordance in a scheme; harmony. All these discontents, how ruinous soever, have arisen from the want of a…Cōn'çer-tān’te, n. p. 266(Mus.) A concerto with two or more instruments, with accompaniments for a band. Moore.Cŏn'çer-tā'tion, n. p. 266Strife; contention. [Obs.] Bailey.