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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-vĕr'si-ble, a. p. 289Capable of being converted or reversed. “This conversible . . . sorites.” Hammond.Con-vĕr'sion, n. p. 289The act of turning or changing from one state or condition to another; transmutation. “The conversion of water into ice.” Bacon. “The conversion of the aliment into fat.” Arbuthnot. 2. A change from…Con-vĕrs'ive, a. p. 289Capable of being converted or changed. 2. Ready to converse; social. Feltham.Con-vĕrt’, v. t. p. 289To cause to turn; to turn. [Obs.] O, which way shall I convert myself? B. Jonson. 2. To change or turn from one state or condition to another; to alter in form or substance; to transform; to reduce…Con-vèrt’, v. i. p. 289To be turned or changed; to undergo a change. If Nebo had had the preaching that thou hast, they would have converted. Latimer. Be this the whetstone of your sword; let grief Convert to anger. Shak.Cŏn'vert, n. p. 289A person who is converted from one opinion or practice to another; a person who renounces one creed, religious system, or party, and embraces another; especially one who turns from the controlling…Con-vĕrt'er, n. p. 289One who converts; one who makes converts.Con-vĕrt'i-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 289The condition or quality of being convertible; convertibleness. The convertibility of land into money, and of money into land. Burke.Con-vèrt'i-ble, a. p. 289Capable of being converted; susceptible of change; transmutable; transformable. Minerals are not convertible into another species, though of the same genus. Harvey. 2. Capable of being exchanged or…Con-vĕrt'i-ble-ness, n. p. 289The state of being convertible; convertibility.Con-vèrt'i-bly, adv. p. 289In a convertible manner; reciprocally; with interchange of terms. South.Cŏn'vĕrt-īte, n. p. 289A convert. [Obs.] Since you are a gentle convertite, My tongue shall hush again this storm of war. Shak.Cŏn'vex, a. p. 289Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form; regularly protuberant or bulging; — said of a spherical surface or curved line when viewed from without, in opposition to concave. Drops of water…Cŏn'/vex, n. p. 289A convex body. Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame. Tickell. Convex. ☞ This word was often pronounced con-vex by early writers, as by Milton, and occasionally by later poets.Cŏn'vexed, a. p. 289Made convex; protuberant in a spherical form. Browne.Con-vèx'ed-ly, adv. p. 289In a convex form. Browne.Con-vĕx'ed-ness or Con-vĕx'i-ty, n. p. 289The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex body; roundness. A smooth, uniform convexity and rotundity of a globe. Bentley.Cŏn'vex-ly, adv. p. 289In a convex form; as, a body convexly conical.Cŏn'vex-ness, n. p. 289The state of being convex; convexity.Con-vĕx'o-cŏn'cāve, a. p. 289Convex on one side, and concave on the other.Con-vĕx'o-cŏn'vex, a. p. 289Convex on both sides.Con-vĕx'o-plāne, a. p. 289Convex on one side, and plane on the other.Con-vey', v. t. p. 289To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport; to transmit. Convey me to my bed, then to my grave. Shak. 2. To transfer or deliver to another; to make over. The Earl of Desmond . . .…Con-vey', v. i. p. 290To play the thief; to steal. But as I am Crack, I will convey, crossbite, and cheat upon Simplicius. Marston.Con-vey'a-ble, a. p. 290Capable of being conveyed or transferred. Burke.Con·vey'ance, n. p. 290The act of conveying, carrying, transmitting, or transferring; transmission; transference. The long journey was to be performed on horseback,—the only sure mode of conveyance. Prescott. Tradition is…Con-vey'an-cer, n. p. 290(Law.) One who employs himself in drawing up and preparing conveyances of property. Burvill.Con-vey'an-cing, n. p. 290(Law.) The act or practice of drawing deeds, leases, or other writings for transferring the title to property from one person to another.Con-vey'er, n. p. 290One who conveys, carries, transports, transmits, or transfers from one person or place to another. 2. One given to artifices or secret practices; a juggler. [Obs.] Conveyers are you all, That rise…Con-vĭ'ci-āte, v. i. p. 290To utter reproaches; to raise a clamor; to rail. [Obs.] “To conviciate instead of accusing.” Abp. Laud.Cŏn'/vi-çin'i-ty, n. p. 290Neighborhood; vicinity. Warton.Con-vĭ'cious, a. p. 290Expressing reproach; taunting. [Obs.] “Convicious words.” Queen Elizabeth, 1559.Con-vict', v. t. p. 290To prove or find guilty of an offense or crime charged; to pronounce guilty, as by legal decision. They who heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one. John viii. 9. He…Con-vict', p. p. p. 290for convicted. Proved or found guilty. [Obs.] Shak. Convict by flight, and rebel to all law. Milton.Cŏn'vict, n. p. 290A person proved guilty of a crime alleged against him. Syn.—Malefactor; culprit; felon; criminal.Con-vict'i-ble, a. p. 290Capable of being convicted. [Rare.] Ash.Cŏn-vĭc'tion, n. p. 290The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging guilty of an offense. The greater certainty of conviction and the greater certainty of punishment rendered it [the Star Chamber]…Cŏn'vict-ism, n. p. 290The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements. “The evils of convictism.” W. Howitt.Con-viet'ive, a. p. 290Fitted to convince or convict; convincing. [Rare.] “The best and most convictive argument.” Glanville.Con-vict'ive-ly, adv. p. 290In a convictive or convincing manner.Con-vict'ive-ness, n. p. 290Power of convicting or convincing.Con-vince′, v. t. p. 290To overpower, subdue, or vanquish. [Obs.] That treasons could betray, and foes convince. Spenser. Their malady convinces The great assay of art; but at his [the king’s] touch, ... they presently…Con-vĭnce’ment, n. p. 290Conviction. [Rare.] “The fear of a convincement.” Milton.Con-vin'cer, n. p. 290One who, or that which, convinces; that which makes manifest.Con-vin'ci-ble, a. p. 290Capable of being convinced or made manifest. “Convincible falsities.” Browne.Con-vin'cing-ly, adv. p. 290In a convincing manner; in a manner to compel assent.Con-vin'cing-ness, n. p. 290The power of convincing.Con-vĭ'ti-ate, n. p. 290The same as CONVICIATE. [Obs.]Con-vĭc'tious, a. p. 290The same as CONVICIOUS. [Obs.]Con-viv'al, a. p. 290Pertaining to a feast or to festivity; convivial. [Obs.] “A convivial dish, and eaten at the feast of their nativities.” Browne.Con-vive', v. t. p. 290To entertain; to feast. [Obs.] Shak.Con'vive, n. p. 290A fellow-reveler. Fraser's Mag.Con-vīv'i-al, a. p. 290Relating to a feast or entertainment. Which feasts convivial meetings we did name. Denham. Syn.—Festive; festal; jovial; social; gay.Con-viv'i-al-ist, n. p. 290A person of convivial habits.Con-viv'i-āl'i-ty, n. p. 290The good humor or mirth indulged in upon festive occasions; a convivial spirit or humor.Con-viv'i-al-ly, adv. p. 290In a convivial manner.Cŏn'vo-cāte, v. t. p. 290To call or summon to meet; to convoke. [Rare.] See CONVOKE.Cŏn'vo-cā'tion, n. p. 290The act of calling or assembling by summons. 2. An assembly or meeting. In the first day there shall be a holy convocation. Ex. xii. 16. 3. (Church of Eng.) A general assembly of the clergy, by their…Cŏn'vo-cā'tion-al, a. p. 290Pertaining to a convocation.Cŏn'vo-cā'tion-ist, n. p. 290An advocate or defender of convocation.