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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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Con-jŭnc'tion, n. p. 275The act of conjoining, or the state of being conjoined, united, or associated. He will unite the white rose and the red; Smile heaven upon his fair conjunction. Shak. Man can effect no great matter…Con-jŭnc'tion-al, a. p. 275Belonging or relating to a conjunction.Con-jŭnc'ti-vȧ, n. p. 275(Anat.) The mucous membrane covering the external surface of the ball of the eye and the inner surface of the lids.Con-jŭnc'tĭve, a. p. 275Closely united. Shak. 2. Serving to unite; connecting together. 3. (Gram.) Following or introduced by a conjunction; contingent; as, the conjunctive mode, more commonly called the subjunctive mode.Con-jŭnc'tĭve-ly, adv. p. 275In conjunction or union; together. Browne.Con-jŭnc'tĭve-ness, n. p. 275The quality of conjoining or uniting. [Rare.] Johnson.Con-jŭnct'ly, adv. p. 275In union; conjointly; unitedly.Con-jŭnct'ūre, n. p. 275The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; connection; combination. “The conjuncture of philosophy and divinity.” Hobbes. “A conjuncture of circumstances.” Addison. 2. An occasion or…Cŏn'ju-rā'tion, n. p. 275The act of calling or summoning by a sacred name, or in solemn manner; the act of binding by an oath; an earnest entreaty. We charge you in the name of God, take heed, Under this conjuration speak…Cŏn'ju-rā'tor, n. p. 275(O. Eng. Law.) One who swears or is sworn with others; one bound by oath with others. Burrill.Con-jūre', v. t. p. 275To call on or summon by a sacred name or in a solemn manner; to implore earnestly; to adjure. I conjure you, let him know, Whate’er was done against him, Cato did it. Addison.Con-jūre', v. i. p. 275To unite under oath; to conspire; to agree. [Obs. and rare.] Drew after him the third part of heaven’s sons Conjured against the Highest. Milton.Cŏn'jure, v. t. p. 275To affect, produce, excite, or alter as if by magic, or by the aid of supernatural powers; to enchant. The habitation which your prophet . . . conjured the devil into. Shak. To conjure up, to raise…Cŏn'jure, v. i. p. 275To practice magical arts. She conjures; away with her. Shak.Con-jūre'ment, n. p. 275Serious injunction; solemn demand. [Obs.] Milton.Con-jūr'er, n. p. 275One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner.Cŏn'jur-er, n. p. 275One who practices magic or legerdemain; one who pretends to act by the aid of supernatural power. From the account the loser brings, The conjurer knows who stole the things. Prior. 2. A man of shrewd…Con-jū'ror, n. p. 275(Law.) One bound by a common oath with others.Cŏnn, v. t. p. 275See CUN. Kane.Con-năs'çençe or Con-năs'çen-çy, n. p. 275The common birth of two or more at the same time; production of two or more together. Johnson. 2. A being born or produced with another. 3. The act of growing together, or at the same time. Wiseman.Con-năs'çent, a. p. 275Born together; produced at the same time.Cŏn'nate or Con-nāte', a. p. 275Born with another; being of the same birth; existing from birth. “Connate notions.” South. 2. (Bot.) United in origin; growing from one base, or united at their bases; united into one body; as…Cŏn'nate-per-fō'li-ate, a. p. 276(Bot.) Growing together or connate at their bases;—said of leaves so united as to surround the stem.Con-nā'tion, n. p. 276Connection by birth; natural union. [Obs.] More.Con-nāt'ū-ral, a. p. 276Connected by nature; united in nature; in-born; inherent; natural. These affections are connatural to us, and as we grow up, so do they. L'Estrange. 2. Participating of the same nature. “And mix with…Con-nāt'ū-rāl'ĭ-ty, n. p. 276Participation of the same nature; natural union. There is a congruity and connaturality between them. Hale.Con-năt'ū-ral-īze, v. t. p. 276To connect by nature. Scott.Con-nāt'ū-ral-ly, adv. p. 276By the act of nature; originally. Hale.Con-nāt'ū-ral-ness, n. p. 276Participation of the same nature; natural union; connaturally. Walton.Con-nēct', v. t. p. 276To knit, link, or fasten together, as by something intervening, or by weaving, winding, or twining; hence, to establish a bond, relation, or association between. Connect natural events with moral or…Con-nĕct', v. i. p. 276To become joined, united, or coherent; to have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects regularly with another; one argument connects with another.Con-nēct'ed-ly, adv. p. 276By connection; in a connected manner.Con-nĕc'tion, n. p. 276The act of uniting, or state of being united; junction; union; alliance; communication; correspondence. Each intermediate idea must be such as, in the whole chain, hath a visible connection with the…Con-nēct'īve, a. p. 276Having the power of connecting.Con-nēct'ive, n. p. 276(Gram.) A word that connects other words, or that connects sentences; a conjunction. 2. (Bot.) That part of an anther which connects its two lobes or cells together.Con-nēct'ive-ly, adv. p. 276In union or conjunction; jointly. Swift.Con-nēct'or, n. p. 276One who, or that which, connects; specifically, a flexible tube for connecting the ends of glass tubes in pneumatic experiments.Cōn'ner, n. p. 276(Ichth.) A small sea-fish of the New England coast;—called also blue-perch. Storer.Con-nēx', v. t. p. 276To link together; to join. [Obs.] Hale.Con-nĕx'ion, n. p. 276Same as CONNECTION, q. v.Con-nēx'īve, a. p. 276Having the power to connect; uniting; conjunctive; as, connexive particles. [Rare.] Watts.Con'nic-tā'tion, n. p. 276A winking. [Obs.] Bailey.Con-nīv'ance, n. p. 276Intentional failure or forbearance to see a fault; voluntary oversight. Such abuses had gradually prevailed and gained strength by connivance. Hallam. Syn.—See COLLUSION.Con-nīve', v. i. p. 276To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink. [Obs.] “To connive with either eye.” Spectator. 2. To close the eyes upon a fault or other act; to fail or forbear, by intention, to see a fault;—usually…Con-nīve', v. t. p. 276To shut the eyes to; to overlook; to pretend not to see. [Rare.] Divorces were not connived only, but with eye open allowed. Milton.Con-niv'en-cy, n. p. 276Connivance. [Obs.] Bacon.Con-niv'ent, a. p. 276Forbearing to see; designedly inattentive; as, connivent justice. [Rare.] Milton. 2. (Nat. Hist.) Brought close together; converging; as, the connivent leaves of a flower, wings of an insect, or…Con-niv'er, n. p. 276One who connives.Cŏn/nois-seur′, n. p. 276One well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; a critical judge or master of any art, particularly of painting, music, and sculpture. “To get the name of connoisseur.” Swift.Cŏn'/nois-seur'/ship, n. p. 276The skill of a connoisseur. Byron.Cŏn'no-tāte, v. t. p. 276To designate with something else; to betoken; to imply. [Rare.] Hammond.Cŏn-no-tā'tion, n. p. 276The act of making known or designating with something; implication of something beside itself; inference; illation; implication of attributes. Hale.Con-not'a-tive, a. p. 276Implying something additional; illative. 2. (Log.) Implying an attribute. See CONNOTE. Connotative term, one which denotes a subject and implies an attribute. J. S. Mill.Con-nōte', v. t. p. 276To signify as additional; to imply; to denote or designate; to include. Good, in the general notion of it, . . . connotes also a certain suitableness of it to some other thing. South. The word…Con-nū'bi-al, a. p. 276Pertaining to marriage, or the marriage state; conjugal; nuptial. “Connubial love.” Milton. “Kind, connubial tenderness.” Goldsmith.Con-nū'mer-ā'tion, n. p. 276A reckoning together. Porson.Cŏn'na-sance, n. p. 276(Law.) Cognizance, knowledge. See COGNIZANCE.Cŏn'nais-sant, a. p. 276Having knowledge; informed; apprised. A neutral vessel, breaking a blockade, is liable to confiscation, if connaissant of the blockade. Browne.Cōn'nu-sōr', n. p. 276See COGNIZOR.Cŏn-nŭ-trĭ'tiŏŭs, a. p. 276Nourishing together.