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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-sid'er-a-ble, a. p. 278Worthy of consideration; requiring to be observed, borne in mind, or attended to. [Obs.] It is considerable, that some urns have had inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were burning.…Con-sid'er-a-ble-ness, n. p. 278Some degree of importance, moment, or dignity; a degree of value or importance that deserves notice.Con-sid'ěr-a-bly, adv. p. 278In a degree deserving notice; in a degree not trifling or unimportant. And Europe still considerably gains, Both by their good examples and their pains. Roscommon.Con-sid'er-ance, n. p. 278Act of considering; consideration. [Obs.] Shak.Con-sid'er-ate, a. p. 278Given to consideration or to sober reflection; regardful of consequences or circumstances; deliberate; circumspect; careful; especially mindful of the rights, claims, and feelings of others. Æneas is…Con-sid'er-ate-ly, adv. p. 278In a considerate manner; deliberately; with due regard to others.Con-sid'er-ate-ness, n. p. 278The quality of exercising consideration; prudence.Con-sid'er-ā'tion, n. p. 278The act of considering; continuous and careful thought; contemplation; deliberation. Let us think with consideration, and consider with acknowledging, and acknowledge with admiration. Sidney. 2.…Con-sid'er-a-tive, a. p. 278Taking into consideration; careful; thoughtful. [Obs.] “I love to be considerative.” B. Jonson.Con-sid'er-ā'tor, n. p. 278One who considers; a consider-er. [Obs.] “Mystical considerators.” Browne.Con-sid’er-er, n. p. 278One who considers; a man of reflection; a thinker. Milton.Con-sid'er-ing-ly, adv. p. 278With consideration or deliberation.Con-sign', v. t. p. 278To give, transfer, or deliver, in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another, or into a different state, with the sense of fixedness in that state, or permanence of…Con-sign', v. i. p. 278To submit; to give one's self up; to surrender or yield one's self. [Obs.] All lovers young, all lovers, must Consign to thee, and come to dust. Shak. 2. To yield consent; to agree. [Obs.] Take with…Con-sig'na-ta-ry, n. p. 278One to whom something is consigned or intrusted. [Obs.] Jenkins.Cŏn'-sig-nā'tion, n. p. 278The act of consigning; the act of delivering or committing to another person, place, or state. [Obs.] So is despite a certain consignation to eternal ruin. Bp. Taylor. 2. The act of ratifying or…Con-sig'na-türe, n. p. 278Full signature; joint signing or stamping. Cotgrave.Consigne, n. p. 278(Mil.) (a.) Counter-sign; watchword. (b.) A sentinel.Cŏn-sign-ee′, n. p. 278The person to whom goods or other things are delivered in trust, for sale or superintendence; a factor.Con-sign'er, n. p. 278One who consigns. See CONSIGNOR.Cŏn-sig-nif'i-cant, a. p. 278Having joint signification. [Rare.] Spelman.Con-sĭg'ni-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 278Joint signification. Harris.Cŏn-sig-nif'i-ca-tīve, a. p. 278Having a like signification; synonymous.Con-sig'nī-fy, v. t. p. 278To mark or denote in combination with something else. The cipher, which has no value of itself, and only serves . . . to connote and consignify, and to change the value of the figures. Tooke.Con-sign'ment, n. p. 278The act of consigning; consignation; the act of sending or committing as a charge, for safe keeping and management; the act of depositing with, as goods for sale. 2. (Com.) The thing consigned; the…Con-sign'or, n. p. 278One who consigns; one who sends, delivers, or commits goods or other things in trust to another for sale or superintendence;—opposed to consignee. [Written also consigner.]Con-sil'i-ence, n. p. 278The act of concurring; coincidence. The consilience of inductions takes place when one class of facts coincides with an induction obtained from another different class. Whewell.Con-sim′i-lar, a. p. 279Having common resemblance. [Rare.] Bailey.Cŏn'si-mĭl'i-tūde, n. p. 279Common resemblance. [R.] Cotgr.Cōn'si-mil'i-ty, n. p. 279Common resemblance. [Obs.] “A consimility of disposition.” Aubrey.Con-sist', v. i. p. 279To stand firm; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection; to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained. He is before all things, and by…Con-sist′ence or Con-sist′en-cy, n. p. 279The condition of standing or adhering firmly together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity. Water, being divided, maketh many circles, till it…Con-sist'ent, a. p. 279Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid. The humoral and consistent parts of the body. Harvey. 2. Having agreement with itself at different times, or harmony among its parts; possessing…Con-sist'ent-ly, adv. p. 279In a consistent manner; in agreement; agreeably; as, to command confidence a man must act consistently.Cŏn'sis-tō'ri-al, a. p. 279Pertaining or relating to a consistory. “Consistorial laws.” Hooker. “Consistorial courts.” Hoadley.Cŏn'sis-tō'ri-an, a. p. 279Relating to a certain order of Presbyterian assemblies. You fall next on the consistorian schismatics, for you so call Presbyterians. Milton.Con-sis’to-ry, n. p. 279Primarily, a place of standing or staying together; hence, any solemn assembly or council. To council summons all his mighty peers, Within thick clouds and dark tenfold involved, A gloomy consistory.…Con-sĭs'to-ry, a. p. 279Of, or pertaining to, a consistory. “To hold consistory session.” Strype.Con-sō′ci-ate, n. p. 279One who is allied or confederated with another; an associate; an accomplice. (Obs.) “Wicked consociates.” Bp. Hall.Con-sō'ci-āte, v. t. p. 279To bring into alliance, confederacy, or relationship; to bring together; to join; to connect; to unite. [R.] “To consociate severed worlds.” Mallett. 2. To unite or confederate in an ecclesiastical…Con-sō′ci-āte, v. i. p. 279To be allied, confederated, or associated; to coalesce. [Rare.] Bentley. 2. To form an ecclesiastical consociation. [New England.]Con-sō/ci-ā/tion, n. p. 279Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy. “A friendly consociation with your kindred elements.” Warburton. 2. A voluntary and permanent confederacy or…Con-sō′ci-ā′tion-al, a. p. 279Pertaining to a consociation. [New England.]Con-sōl'a-ble, a. p. 279Admitting comfort; capable of receiving consolation.Cōn'so-lāte, v. t. p. 279To console. [Obs.] Evelyn.Cōn'so-lā'tion, n. p. 279The act of comforting; the state of being comforted; alleviation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of mind or spirits. Against such cruelties With inward consolations recompensed. Milton. 2.…Con-sō-lä'to del Mär'e p. 279A collection of maritime laws of disputed origin, but by some supposed to have been compiled by the order of the ancient kings of Aragon. It has formed the basis of most of the subsequent collections…Cōn'so-lā'tor, n. p. 279One who consoles.Con-sōl'a-to-ry, a. p. 279Tending to give consolation or comfort. The punishment of tyrants is a noble and awful act of justice; and it has with truth been said to be consolatory to the human mind. Burke.Con-sōl'a-to-ry, n. p. 279That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation. Milton.Con-sōle', v. t. p. 279To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the grief and raise the mind or spirits of; to relieve from distress; to comfort; to soothe. I am much consoled by the reflection that the religion of…Cōn'sōle, n. p. 279(Arch.) A bracket or shoulderpiece; or a projecting ornament on the keystone of an arch, and often used to support little cornices, figures, busts, and vases.Con-sōl'er, n. p. 279One who gives consolation.Cōn'sōle-tā'ble, n. p. 279A table whose leaf or slab is supported by consoles or brackets at the two ends.Con-sŏl'i-dant, a. p. 279Serving to unite or consolidate.Con-sōl'i-dant, n. p. 279A medicine that heals or unites the parts of wounded flesh. Coxe.Con-sōl'i-dāte, v. t. p. 279To make solid; to unite or press together into a compact mass; to harden or make dense and firm; to combine. He fixed and consolidated the earth above the waters. Burnet. 2. To unite, as various…Con-sŏl'i-dāte, v. i. p. 279To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid; as, moist clay consolidates by drying. In hurts and ulcers of the head, dryness maketh them more apt to consolidate. Bacon.Con-sŏl'i-date, a. p. 279Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated. [Rare.] The brawns and sinews of his thighs not yet consolidate. Sir T. Elyot.Con-sŏl'i-dā'ted, p. a. p. 279Made solid, hard, or compact. 2. United together; joined into one. 3. (Bot.) Having a small surface in proportion to bulk, as in the cactus. Consolidated plants are evidently adapted and designed for…