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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Cŏn'/for-tā'/tion, n. p. 273The act of comforting or giving strength. [Obs.] Bacon.Con-found', v. t. p. 273To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished, especially so that one thing is mistaken for another; to confuse utterly; to mistake by error. They who strip not ideas from…Con-found'ed, p. a. p. 273Confused; perplexed. “A cloudy and confounded philosopher.” Cudworth. 2. Very great; enormous; abominable. [Colloq.] “He was a confounded tory.” Swift. “The tongue of that confounded woman.” W. Scott.Con-found'ed-ly, adv. p. 273Enormously; greatly; shamefully. Secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick If they were not his own by finessing and trick. Goldsmith.Con-found'ed-ness, n. p. 273The state of being confounded. Milton.Con-found'er, n. p. 273One who confounds.Cōn'fract, a. p. 273Broken in pieces; severed. [Obs.] Henry More.Cŏn'fra-gōse', a. p. 273Broken; uneven. [Obs.] “Confragose cataracts.” Evelyn.Côn'fra-têr'ni-ty, n. p. 273A society or body of men united for some purpose, or in some profession; a brotherhood. These live in one society and confraternity, and by the name of brethren. Stow.Con-frī'ar, n. p. 273A brother or associate in a society or religious order. [Obs.] Weever.Cŏn/frĭ-cā'tion, n. p. 273The act of rubbing against or together; friction. Bacon.Con-frŏnt', v. t. p. 273To stand facing, or in front of; to face. We four, indeed, confronted here with four In Russian habit. Shak. He spake, and then confronts the bull, And on his forehead aiming full, The deadly stroke…Con`fron-tā'tion, n. p. 273The act of confronting. Swinburne.Con-frȯnt'er, n. p. 273One who confronts. “A confronter in authority.” Speed.Con-frȯnt'ment, n. p. 273Confrontation. [Rare.]Con-fū'cian, a. p. 273Of, or relating to, Confucius, the famous Chinese philosopher.Con-fū'cian, n. p. 273A Confucianist.Con-fū'cian-ism, n. p. 273The political morality taught by Confucius and his disciples, which forms the basis of the Chinese jurisprudence and education. It can hardly be called a religion, as it does not inculcate the…Con-fū'cian-ist, n. p. 273A follower of Confucius; a Confucian. S. W. Williams.Con-fūs'a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 273Capability of being confused.Con-fūs'a-ble, a. p. 273Capable of being confused.Con-fūse', a. p. 273Mixed; confounded. [Obs.] Barret.Con-fūse', v. t. p. 273To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to render indistinct or obscure. At length a universal hubbub wild Of stunning sounds and voices all confused, Borne…Con-fūs'ed-ly, adv. p. 273In a confused manner; with confusion. Milton.Con-fūs'ed-ness, n. p. 273A state of confusion. The cause of the confusedness of our notions, next to natural inability, is want of attention. Norris.Con-fūse'ly, adv. p. 273Obscurely. [Obs.] Barret.Con-fū'sion, n. p. 273The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult. Moody beggars starving for a time Of pell-mell havoc and confusion. Shak. We…Con-fūt'a-ble, a. p. 273Capable of being confuted. “A conceit . . . confutable by daily experience.” Browne.Con-fūt'ant, n. p. 273One who confutes or undertakes to confute. Milton.Con-fu-tā'tion, n. p. 273The act of confuting, disproving, or proving to be false or invalid; refutation. “To speak his word of truth for the edification of some and the confutation of others.” Bp. Horne.Con-fūt'a-tīve, a. p. 273Adapted or designed to confute. Warburton.Con-fūte′, v. t. p. 273To overwhelm by argument; to convict beyond the possibility of reply; to put to silence; to overcome. Satan stood . . . confuted and convinced Of his weak arguing and fallacious drift. Milton. 2. To…Con-fūte'ment, n. p. 273Confutation. [Obs.] Milton.Con-fùt'er, n. p. 273One who confutes or disproves.Cŏng, n. p. 273See CONGIUS.Cŏn'gē, n. p. 273The act of taking leave; parting ceremony; farewell. “His conge came to take.” Spencer. 2. The customary act of civility on any occasion; a bow or a courtesy. The captain salutes you with conge…Cŏn'gē, v. i. p. 273To take leave with the customary civilities; to bow or courtesy. I have congeed with the duke, done my adieu to his nearest. Shak.Cŏn'gē, n. p. 273(Arch.) A molding in form of a quarter round, or a cavetto, which serves to separate two members from one another; — called also apophyge. Gwilt.Cŏn'ge-a-ble, a. p. 273(Law.) Permissible; done lawfully; as, entry congeable. Bouvier.Con-gēal', v. t. p. 273To change from a fluid to a solid state by cold; to freeze; to stiffen; to coagulate. A vapory deluge lies to snow congealed. Thomson. 2. To bind or clog, as if by cold; to stiffen, as from the…Con-géal', v. i. p. 273To grow hard, stiff, or thick, from cold; to coagulate; as, water congeals.Con-gēal'a-ble, a. p. 273Capable of being congealed, or converted from a fluid to a solid state.Con-gēal'a-ble-ness, n. p. 273The condition of being congealable. “Congealableness of oil of anise-seed.” Boyle.Con-géal'ed-ness, n. p. 273State of being congealed.Con-géal'ment, n. p. 273The act or process of congealing; congelation. 2. That which is formed by congelation; clot; concretion. Shak.Cŏn'gé d'é-lire' p. 273(Eccl.) The king's license or permission to a dean and chapter to choose a bishop. Hook.Con-gee', n. p. 273A jail; a lock-up. [India.] 2. Water which has been used in boiling rice. Blackwood's Mag.Cŏn'ge-lā'tion, n. p. 273The process of passing, or the act of converting, from a fluid to a solid state, by the abstraction of heat; or the state of being congealed; concretion, as the effect of cold. The capillary tubes…Con-gēm'i-nā'tion, n. p. 273Act of doubling. [Obs.]Cŏn'ge-ner, n. p. 273A thing of the same genus; a thing allied in kind or nature. The cherry-tree has been often grafted on the laurel, to which it is a congener. Miller.Con-gĕn'er-a-cy, n. p. 273Similarity of origin. [Obs.]Cŏn'ge-nēr'ic, a. p. 273[Lat. con and genus, gene-Cŏn'ge-nēr'ie-al, a. p. 273See GENERIC.] Being of the same kind or nature. R. Owen.Con-gĕn'er-ous, a. p. 273Of the same genus; allied in origin or cause; as, congenerous diseases. [Obs.] Broome.Con-gēn'er-ous-ness, n. p. 273The quality of being from the same original, or of belonging to the same kind. [Obs.] Hallywell.Con-gē′ni-al or Con-gēn′ial, a. p. 273Partaking of the same nature; allied by natural characteristics; kindred; cognate; sympathetic; as, congenial souls. 2. Naturally adapted or suited. “Congenial clime.” C. J. Fox. To defame the…Con-gē'ni-āl'i-ty, n. p. 273Participation of the same genius, nature, or disposition; cognation; natural affinity; suitableness. If congeniality of tastes could have made a marriage happy, that union should have been thrice…Con-gē'ni-al-ize, v. t. p. 273To make congenial.Con-gē'ni-al-ness, n. p. 274Congeniality.Con-gē'ni-oüs, a. p. 274Partaking of the same nature; like. [Obs.] Hales.