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Contra

CONTRA. A Latin preposition signifying against, in opposition, entering into the composition of some English words. It appears to be a compound of con and tra, like intra; tra for W. tras. Fr. contre.

Contra-Dance

CONTRA-DANCE, COUNTER-DANCE, noun A dance in which the partners are arranged in opposition, or in opposite lines.

Contra-Tenor

CONTRA-TENOR, noun In music, a middle part between the tenor and treble; counter.

Contraband

CONTRABAND, adjective [See Ban.] Prohibited. contraband goods are such as are prohibited to be imported or exported, either by the laws of a particular kingdom or state, or by the law of nations, or by special treaties. In time of war, arms and munitions of war are not permitted by one belligerent, to be transported to the other, but are held to be contraband and liable to capture and condemnation.

CONTRABAND, noun

1. Prohibition of trading in goods, contrary to the laws of a state or of nations.

2. Illegal traffick.

Contrabandist

CONTRABANDIST, noun One who trafficks illegally.

Contract

CONTRACT, verb transitive [Latin , to draw. See Draw.]

1. To draw together or nearer; to draw into a less compass, either in length or breadth; to shorten; to abridge; to narrow; to lessen; as, to contract an inclosure; to contract the faculties; to contract the period of life; to contract the sphere of action.

2. To draw the parts together; to wrinkle; as, to contract the brow.

3. To betroth; to affiance. A contracted his daughter to B. The lady was contracted to a man of merit.

4. To draw to; to bring on; to incur; to gain. We contract vicious habits by indulgence. We contract debt by extravagance.

5. To shorten by omission of a letter or syllable; as, to contract a word.

6. To epitomize; to abridge; as, to contract an essay.

CONTRACT, verb intransitive

1. To shrink; to become shorter or narrower.

Many bodies contract by the application of cold.

A hempen cord contracts by moisture.

2. To bargain; to make a mutual agreement, as between two or more persons. We have contracted for a load of flour; or we have contracted with a farmer for a quantity of provisions.

CONTRACT, for contracted, participle passive Affianced; betrothed.

CONTRACT, noun

1. An agreement or covenant between two or more persons, in which each party binds himself to do or forbear some act, and each acquires a right to what the other promises; a mutual promise upon lawful consideration or promise upon lawful consideration or cause, which binds the parties to a performance; a bargain; a compact. Contracts are executory or executed.

2. The act by which a man and woman are betrothed, each to the other.

3. The writing which contains the agreement of parties with the terms and conditions, and which serves as a proof of the obligation.

Contracted

CONTRACTED, participle passive

1. Drawn together, or into a shorter or narrower compass; shrunk; betrothed; incurred; bargained.

2. adjective Narrow; mean; selfish; as a man of a contracted soul or mind.

Contractedly

CONTRACTEDLY, adverb In a contracted manner.

Contractedness

CONTRACTEDNESS, noun

1. The state of being contracted.

2. Narrowness; meanness; excessive selfishness.

Contractibility

CONTRACTIBILITY, noun Possibility of being contracted; quality of suffering contraction; as the contractibility and dilatibility of air.

Contractible

CONTRACTIBLE, adjective Capable of contraction.

Small air bladders, dilatable and contractible

Contractibleness

CONTRACTIBLENESS, noun The quality of suffering contraction; contractibility.

Contractile

CONTRACTILE, adjective Tending to contract; having the power of shortening or of drawing into smaller dimensions; as the contractile force of certain elastic bodies.

Contractility

CONTRACTILITY, noun The inherent quality or force by which bodies shrink or contract.

Contracting

CONTRACTING, participle present tense

1. Shortening or narrowing; drawing together; lessening dimensions; shrinking; making a bargain; betrothing.

2. adjective Making or having made a contract or treaty; stipulating; as the contracting parties to a league.

Contraction

CONTRACTION, noun [Latin]

1. The act of drawing together, or shrinking; the act of shortening, narrowing or lessening extent or dimensions, by causing the parts of a body to approach nearer to each other; the state of being contracted.

Oil of vitriol will throw the stomach into involuntary contractions.

The contraction of the heart is called systole.

Some things induce a contraction of the nerves.

2. The act of shortening, abridging, or reducing within a narrower compass by any means. A poem may be improved by omissions or contractions.

3. In grammar, the shortening of a word, by the omission of a letter or syllable; as, cant for cannot; burst for bursted or bursten; Swedish and Danish ord, a word.

4. A contract; marriage contract. [Not used.]

5. Abbreviation.

Contractor

CONTRACTOR, noun

1. One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do any thing for another.

2. One who contracts or covenants with a government to furnish provisions or other supplies or to perform any work or service for the public, at a certain price or rate.

Contradict

CONTRADICT, verb transitive [Latin , to speak.]

1. To oppose by words; to assert the contrary to what has been asserted, or to deny what has been affirmed.

It is not lawful to contradict a point of history known to all the world.

The Jews--spoke against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. Acts 13:1.

2. To oppose; to be directly contrary to.

No truth can contradict another truth.

Contradicted

CONTRADICTED, participle passive Opposed in words; opposed; denied.

Contradicter

CONTRADICTER, noun One who contradicts or denies; an opposer.

Contradicting

CONTRADICTING, participle present tense Affirming the contrary to what has been asserted; denying; opposing.

Contradiction

CONTRADICTION, noun [Latin]

1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial; contrary declaration.

2. Opposition, whether by words, reproaches or attempts to defeat.

Consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself. Hebrews 12:3.

3. Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency with itself; incongruity or contrariety of things, words, thoughts or propositions. These theorems involve a contradiction

If we perceive truth, we thereby perceive whatever is false in contradiction to it.

Contradictional

CONTRADICTIONAL, adjective Inconsistent. [Not in use.]

Contradictious

CONTRADICTIOUS, adjective

1. Filled with contradictions; inconsistent.

2. Inclined to contradict; disposed to deny or cavil.

3. Opposite; inconsistent.

Contradictiousness

CONTRADICTIOUSNESS, noun

1. Inconsistency; contrariety to itself.

2. Disposition to contradict or cavil.

Contradictorily

CONTRADICTORILY, adverb In a contradictory manner; in a manner inconsistent with itself, or opposite to others.

Contradictoriness

CONTRADICTORINESS, noun Direct opposition; contrariety in assertion or effect.

Contradictory

CONTRADICTORY, adjective

1. Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; as contradictory assertion.

2. Inconsistent; opposite; contrary; as contradictory schemes.

CONTRADICTORY, noun A proposition which denies or opposes another in all its terms; contrariety; inconsistency.

It is common with princes to will contradictories.

Contradistinct

CONTRADISTINCT, adjective Distinguished by opposite qualities.

Contradistinction

CONTRADISTINCTION, noun [contra and distinction.] Distinction by opposite qualities.

We speak of sins of infirmity, in contradistinction to those of presumption.

Contradistinctive

CONTRADISTINCTIVE, adjective Distinguishing by opposites.

Contradistinguish

CONTRADISTINGUISH, verb transitive [contra and distinguish.] To distinguish not merely by differential, but by opposite qualities.

These are our complex ideas of soul and body, as contradistinguished.

Contradistinguishe

CONTRADISTINGUISHED, participle passive Distinguished by opposites.

Contradistinguishi

CONTRADISTINGUISHING, participle present tense Distinguishing by opposites.

Contrafissure

CONTRAFISSURE, noun [contra and fissure.] In surgery, a fissure or fracture in the cranium, on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.

Contraindicant

CONTRAINDICANT, noun A symptom that forbids to treat a disorder in the usual way.

Contraindicate

CONTRAINDICATE, verb transitive [contra and indicate.] In medicine, to indicate some method of cure, contrary to that which the general tenor of the disease requires; or to forbid that to be done which the main scope of the malady points out.

Contraindication

CONTRAINDICATION, noun An indication, from some peculiar symptom or fact, that forbids the method of cure which the main symptoms or nature of the disease requires.

Contramure

CONTRAMURE, noun An out wall. [See Countermure.]

Contranatural

CONTRANATURAL, adjective Opposite to nature. [Little used.]

Contranitency

CONTRANITENCY, noun [Latin contra and nitor, to strive.] Reaction; resistance to force.

Contraposition

CONTRAPOSITION, noun [contra and position.] A placing over against; opposite position.

Contrapuntist

CONTRAPUNTIST, noun One skilled in counterpoint.

Contraregularity

CONTRAREGULARITY, noun [contra and regularity.] Contrariety to rule, or to regularity.

Contrariant

CONTRARIANT, adjective Contradictory; opposite; inconsistent. [Little used.]

Contraries

CONTRARIES, noun [See Contrary.] In logic, propositions which destroy each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other.

If two universals differ in quality, they are contraries; as, every vine is a tree; no vine is a tree. These can never be both true together; but they may be both false.

Contrariety

CONTRARIETY, noun [Latin See Contrary.]

1. Opposition in fact, essence, quality or principle; repugnance. The expedition failed by means of a contrariety of winds. There is a contrariety in the nature of virtue and vice; of love and hatred; of truth and falsehood. Among men of the same profession, we find a contrariety of opinions.

2. Inconsistency; quality or position destructive of its opposite.

How can these contrarieties agree.

Contrarily

CONTRARILY, adverb In an opposite manner; in opposition; on the other side; in opposite ways.

Contrariness

CONTRARINESS, noun Contrariety; opposition.

Contrarious

CONTRARIOUS, adjective Contrary; opposite; repugnant.

Contrariously

CONTRARIOUSLY, adverb Contrarily; oppositely.

Contrariwise

CONTRARIWISE, adverb [contrary and wise, manner.] On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand.

Not rendering evil for evil, nor railing for railing; but contrariwise blessing. 1 Peter 3:9.

Contrary

CONTRARY, adjective [Latin , against.]

1. Opposite; adverse; moving against or in an opposite direction; as contrary winds.

2. Opposite; contradictory; not merely different, but inconsistent or repugnant.

The flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one to the other. Galatians 5:17.

This adjective, in many phrases, is to be treated grammatically as an adverb, or as an adjective referring to a sentence or affirmation; as, this happened contrary to my expectations. The word here really belongs to the affirmation or fact declared, this happened; for contrary does not, like an adverb, express the manner of happening, but that the fact itself was contrary to my expectation. According, agreeable, pursuant, antecedent, prior, anterior, etc., are often used in the like manner.

CONTRARY, noun

1. A thing that is contrary or of opposite qualities.

No contraries hold more antipathy, than I and such a knave.

2. A proposition contrary to another, or a fact contrary to what is alledged; as, this is stated to be a fact, but I will endeavor to show the contrary

On the contrary in opposition; on the other side.

To the contrary to an opposite purpose, or fact.

They did it, not for want of instruction to the contrary

He said it was just, but I told him to the contrary

CONTRARY, verb transitive To contradict or oppose.

Contrary-Minded

CONTRARY-MINDED, adjective Of a different mind or opinion.

Contrast

CONTRAST, verb transitive

1. To set in opposition two or more figures of a like kind, with a view to show the difference or dissimilitude, and to manifest the superior excellence of the one by the inferiority of the other, or to exhibit the excellence of the one and the defects of the other in a more striking view; as, to contrast two picture or statues.

2. To exhibit differences or dissimilitude in painting and sculpture, by position or attitude, either of the whole figure or of its members; or to show to advantage by opposition or difference of position.

3. To set in opposition different things or qualities, to show the superior excellence of one to advantage.

To contrast the goodness of God with our rebellion, will tend to make us humble and thankful.

CONTRAST, noun

1. Opposition or dissimilitude of figures, by which one contributes to the visibility or effect of the other. contrast in this sense, is applicable to things of a similar kind. We never speak of a contrast between a man and a mountain, or between a dog and a tree; but we observe the contrast between an oak and a shrub, and between a palace and a cottage.

2. Opposition, or difference of position, attitude, etc., of figures, or of their several members; as in painting and sculpture.

3. Opposition of things or qualities; or the placing of opposite things in view, to exhibit the superior excellence of one to more advantage. What a contrast between modesty and impudence, or between a well-bred man and a clown!

Contrasted

CONTRASTED, participle passive Set in opposition; examined in opposition.

Contrasting

CONTRASTING, participle present tense Placing in opposition, with a view to discover the difference of figures or other things, and exhibit the advantage or excellence of one beyond that of the other.

Contrate-Wheel

CONTRATE-WHEEL, noun In watch-work, the wheel next to the crown, the teeth and hoop of which lie contrary to those of the other wheels, whence its name.

Contravallation

CONTRAVALLATION, noun [Latin , to fortify.] In fortification, a trench guarded with a parapet, thrown round a place by the besiegers, to secure themselves, and check the sallies of the garrison.

Contravene

CONTRAVENE, verb transitive [Latin , to come.] Literally, to come against; to meet. Hence, to oppose, but used in a figurative or moral sense; to oppose in principle or effect; to contradict; to obstruct in operation; to defeat; as, a law may contravene the provisions of the constitution.

Contravened

CONTRAVENED, participle passive Opposed; obstructed.

Contravener

CONTRAVENER, noun One who opposes.

Contravening

CONTRAVENING, participle present tense Opposing in principle or effect.

Contravention

CONTRAVENTION, noun Opposition; obstruction; a defeating of the operation or effect.

The proceedings of the allies were in direct contravention of the treaty.

Contraversion

CONTRAVERSION, noun [Latin , a turning.] A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe.

Contrayerva

CONTRAYERVA, noun [Latin , an antidote for poison, or in general, an antidote.] The genus of plants, Dorstenia; all low herbaceous plants, natives of the warm climates of America, and useful as diaphoretics.

Contrectation

CONTRECTATION, noun [Latin] A touching or handling.

Contributary

CONTRIBUTARY, adjective [See Contribute.] Paying tribute to the same sovereign; contributing aid to the same chief or principal.

It was situated on the Ganges, at the place where this river received a contributary stream.

Contribute

CONTRIBUTE, verb transitive [Latin , to grant, assign, or impart. See Tribe, Tribute.]

1. To give or grant in common with others; to give a common stock or for a common purpose; to pay a share.

England contributes much more than any other of the allies.

It is the duty of Christians to contribute a portion of their substance for the propagation of the gospel.

2. To impart a portion or share to a common purpose.

Let each man contribute his influence to correct public morals.

CONTRIBUTE, verb intransitive To give a part; to lend a portion of power, aid or influence; to have a share in any act or effect.

There is not a single beauty in the piece, to which the invention must not contribute

Contributed

CONTRIBUTED, participle passive Given or advanced to a common fund, stock or purpose; paid as a share.

Contributing

CONTRIBUTING, participle present tense Giving in common with others to some stock or purpose; imparting a share.

Contribution

CONTRIBUTION, noun

1. The act of giving to a common stock, or in common with others; the act of lending a portion of power or influence to a common purpose; the payment of each mans share of some common expense.

2. That which is given to a common stock or purpose, either by an individual or by many. We speak of the contribution of one person, or the contribution of a society. Contributions are involuntary, as taxes and imposts; or voluntary, as for some undertaking.

3. In a military sense, impositions paid by a frontier country, to secure themselves from being plundered by the enemys army; or impositions upon a country in the power of an enemy, which are levied under various pretenses, and for various purposes, usually for the support of the army.

Contributive

CONTRIBUTIVE, adjective Tending to contribute; contributing; having the power or quality of giving a portion of aid or influence; lending aid to promote, in concurrence with others.

This measure is contributive to the same end.

Contributor

CONTRIBUTOR, noun One who contributes; one who gives or pays money to a common stock or fund; one who gives aid to a common purpose in conjunction with others.

Contributory

CONTRIBUTORY, adjective Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to some common stock.

Contristate

CONTRISTATE, verb transitive [Latin] To make sorrowful. [Not used.]

Contristation

CONTRISTATION, noun The act of making sad. [Not used.]

Contrite

CONTRITE, adjective [Latin , to break or bruise; to rub or wear. See Trite.] Literally, worn or bruised. Hence, broken-hearted for sin; deeply affected with grief and sorrow for having offended God; humble; penitent; as a contrite sinner.

A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psalms 51:17.

Contritely

CONTRITELY, adverb In a contrite manner; with penitence.

Contriteness

CONTRITENESS, noun Deep sorrow and penitence for sin.

Contrition

CONTRITION, noun [Latin]

1. The act of grinding or rubbing to powder.

2. Penitence; deep sorrow for sin; grief of heart for having offended and infinitely holy and benevolent God. The word is usually understood to mean genuine penitence, accompanied with a deep sense of ingratitude in the sinner, and sincere resolution to live in obedience to the divine law.

Fruits of more pleasing savor, from thy seed sown with contrition in his heart.

Imperfect repentance is by some divines called attrition.

Contrivable

CONTRIVABLE, adjective [See Contrive.] That may be contrived; capable of being planned, invented, or devised.

Perpetual motion may seem easily contrivable

Contrivance

CONTRIVANCE, noun [See Contrive.]

1. The act of inventing, devising or planning.

There is no work impossible to these contrivances.

2. The thing invented or planned; a scheme; plan; disposition of parts or causes by design.

Our bodies are made according to the most orderly contrivance

3. Artifice; plot; scheme.

He has managed his contrivance well.

Contrive

CONTRIVE, verb transitive

1. To invent; to devise; to plan.

Our poet has always some beautiful design, which he first establishes, and then contrives the means which will naturally conduct him to his end.

2. To wear out.

[This must be from the Latin Contero, contrivi, and if the French controuver, and Italian controvare, are the same word differently applied, the primary sense is, to invent by rubbing, that is, by ruminating; or to strike out, as in forge. But the word is probably from trouver, to find.]

CONTRIVE, verb intransitive To form or design; to plan; to scheme.

How shall we contrive to hide our shame? [This verb is really transitive, but followed by a verb, in the place of an object or name.]

Contrived

CONTRIVED, participle passive Invented; planned; devised.

Contrivement

CONTRIVEMENT, noun Contrivance; invention.

Contriver

CONTRIVER, noun An inventor; one who plans or devises; a schemer.

Contriving

CONTRIVING, participle present tense Planning; forming in design.

Control

CONTROL, CONTROLL, n. 1. Primarily, a book, register or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter-register. Hence, check; restraint; as, to speak, or to act without control. The wind raged without control. Our passions should be under the control or reason.2. Power; authority; government; command. Children should be under the control of their parents. The events of life are not always under our control.3. He or that which restrains. CONTROL, CONTROLL, v.t. 1. To keep under check by a counter-register or double account. The proper officer controls the accounts of the treasury.2. To check; to restrain; to govern.I feel my virtue struggling in my soul; But stronger passion does its power control.3. To overpower; to subject to authority; to counteract; to have under command. The course of events cannot be controlled by human wisdom or power.4. To direct or govern in opposition; to have superior force, or authority over.A recital cannot control the plain words in the granting part of a deed.

Controll

CONTROL, CONTROLL noun

1. Primarily, a book, register or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter-register. Hence, check; restraint; as, to speak, or to act without control. The wind raged without control. Our passions should be under the control or reason.

2. Power; authority; government; command. Children should be under the control of their parents. The events of life are not always under our control.

3. He or that which restrains.

CONTROL, CONTROLL, verb transitive

1. To keep under check by a counter-register or double account. The proper officer controls the accounts of the treasury.

2. To check; to restrain; to govern.

I feel my virtue struggling in my soul; But stronger passion does its power control.

3. To overpower; to subject to authority; to counteract; to have under command. The course of events cannot be controlled by human wisdom or power.

4. To direct or govern in opposition; to have superior force, or authority over.

A recital cannot control the plain words in the granting part of a deed.

Controllable

CONTROLLABLE, adjective That may be controlled, checked or restrained; subject to command.

Passion is the drunkenness of the mind, and not always controllable by reason.

Controlled

CONTROLLED, participle passive Checked; restrained; governed.

Controller

CONTROLLER, noun

1. One who controls, or restrains; one that has the power or authority to govern or control.

The great controller of our fate deignd to be man, and lived in low estate.

2. An officer appointed to keep a counter-register of accounts, or to oversee, control or verify the accounts of other officers; as in Great Britain, the controller of the hanaper, of the household, of the pipe, and of the pells. In the United States, the duty of the controller of the treasury is to superintend the adjustment and preservation of the public accounts; to examine all accounts settled by the auditor, and certify to the register the balances due thereon; to countersign all warrants drawn by the secretary of the treasury which shall be warranted by law; to report to he secretary the official forms of all papers to be issued in the different offices for collecting the public revenue, and the manner and form of keeping and stating the accounts of the persons employed in them, etc.

Controllership

CONTROLLERSHIP, noun The office of a controller.

Controllment

CONTROLMENT, CONTROLLMENT, n. 1. The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; control; restraint.2. Opposition; resistance; counteraction; refutation.For this word, control is now generally used.

Controlment

CONTROLMENT, CONTROLLMENT, noun

1. The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; control; restraint.

2. Opposition; resistance; counteraction; refutation.

For this word, control is now generally used.

Controverse

CONTROVERSE, noun and v. Controversy, and to dispute.

Controverser

CONTROVERSER, CONTROVERSOR, noun A disputant.

Controversial

CONTROVERSIAL, adjective [See Controvert, Controversy.] Relating to disputes; as a controversial discourse.

Controversialist

CONTROVERSIALIST, noun One who carries on a controversy; a disputant.

Controversor

CONTROVERSER, CONTROVERSOR noun A disputant.

Controversy

CONTROVERSY, noun [Latin See Controvert.]

1. Dispute; debate; agitation of contrary opinions. A dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in writing. Dispute is often or generally a debate of short duration, a temporary debate; a controversy is often oral and sometimes continued in books or in law for months or years.

This left no room for controversy about the title.

Without controversy great is the mystery of godliness. 1 Timothy 3:16.

2. A suit in law; a case in which opposing parties contend for their respective claims before a tribunal.

And by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried. Deuteronomy 21:5.

3. Dispute; opposition carried on.

The Lord hath a controversy with the nations. Jeremiah 25:31.

4. Opposition; resistance.

And stemming [the torrent] with hearts of controversy

Controvert

CONTROVERT, verb transitive [Latin , to turn. Literally, to turn against.] To dispute; to oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to deny and attempt to disprove or confute; to agitate contrary opinions; as, to controvert opinions, or principles; to controvert the justness of a conclusion.

Controverted

CONTROVERTED, participle passive Disputed; opposed in debate.

Controverter

CONTROVERTER, noun One who controverts; a controversial writer.

Controvertible

CONTROVERTIBLE, adjective That may be disputed; disputable; not too evident to exclude difference of opinion; as, this is a controvertible point of law.

Controverting

CONTROVERTING, participle passive Disputing; denying and attempting to refute.

Controvertist

CONTROVERTIST, noun One who controverts; a disputant; a man versed or engaged in controversy, or disputation.

How unfriendly is the spirit of the controvertist to the discernment of the critic.

Contumacious

CONTUMACIOUS, adjective [Latin , to swell.]

1. Literally, swelling against; haughty. Hence, obstinate; perverse; stubborn; inflexible; unyielding; disobedient; as a contumacious child.

2. In law, wilfully disobedient to the orders of a court.

Contumaciously

CONTUMACIOUSLY, adverb Obstinately; stubbornly; perversely; in disobedience of orders.

Contumaciousness

CONTUMACIOUSNESS, noun Obstinacy; perverseness; stubbornness; contumacy.

Contumacy

CONTUMACY, noun [Latin]

1. Stubbornness; unyielding obstinacy; inflexibility.

2. In law, a wilful contempt and disobedience to any lawful summons or order of court; a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned, or disobedience to its rules and orders.

Contumelious

CONTUMELIOUS, adjective [Latin See Contumely.]

1. Haughtily reproachful; contemptuous; insolent; rude and sarcastic; as contumelious language.

2. Haughty and contemptuous; disposed to utter reproach, or to insult; insolent; proudly rude; as a contumelious person.

3. Reproachful; shameful; ignominious.

Contumeliously

CONTUMELIOUSLY, adverb In a contumelious manner; with pride and contempt; reproachfully; rudely; insolently.

Contumeliousness

CONTUMELIOUSNESS, noun Reproach; rudeness; contempt.

Contumely

CONTUMELY, noun [Latin , to swell.] Rudeness or reproach compounded of haughtiness and contempt; contemptuousness; insolence; contemptuous language.

The oppressors wrong; the proud mans contumely

Contund

CONTUND, verb transitive [Latin] To beat; to bruise by beating. [Little used.]

Contuse

CONTUSE, verb transitive [Latin] To beat; to bruise; to injure the flesh or substance of a living being or other thing without breaking the skin or substance, sometimes with a breach of the skin or substance.

Contusion

CONTUSION, noun [Latin , to beat.]

1. The act of beating and bruising, or the state of being bruised.

2. The act of reducing to powder or fine particles by beating.

3. In surgery, a bruise; a hurt or injury to the flesh or some part of the body by a blunt instrument, or by a fall.

Contzontli

CONTZONTLI, noun The Mexican name of the Turdus Polyglottus, or mocking thrush.

Conundrum

CONUNDRUM, noun A low jest; a mean conceit.

Conusance

CONUSANCE, noun Cognizance; knowledge; notice. [See conusance ]

Conusant

CONUSANT, adjective Knowing; having notice of.

Conuterbuff

CONUTERBUFF, noun A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion or causes a recoil.

Convalescence

CONVALESCENCE, CONVALESCENCY, noun [Latin , to grow stronger; to get strength, to be strong. See Well and Avail.] Renewal of health; the insensible recovery of health and strength after disease; the state of a body renewing its vigor after sickness or weakness.

Convalescency

CONVALESCENCE, CONVALESCENCY noun [Latin , to grow stronger; to get strength, to be strong. See Well and Avail.] Renewal of health; the insensible recovery of health and strength after disease; the state of a body renewing its vigor after sickness or weakness.

Convalescent

CONVALESCENT, adjective Recovering health and strength after sickness or debility.

Convallary

CONVALLARY, noun A genus of plants, Convallaria.

Convenable

CONVENABLE, adjective [See Convene.]

1. That may be convened, or assembled.

2. Consistent.

Convene

CONVENE, verb intransitive [Latin , to come.]

1. To come together; to meet; to unite; as things.

The rays of light converge and convene in the eyes.

2. To come together; to meet in the same place; to assemble; as persons. Parliament will convene in November. The two houses of the legislature convened at twelve oclock. The citizens convened in the state house.

CONVENE, verb transitive

1. To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke. The President has power to convene the Congress, on special occasions.

2. To summon judicially to meet or appear.

By the papal canon law, clerks can be convened only before ecclesiastical judge.

Convened

CONVENED, participle passive Assembled; convoked.

Convener

CONVENER, noun One who convenes or meets with others; one who calls together.

Convenience

CONVENIENCE, CONVENIENCY, noun [Latin] Literally, a coming together; a meeting.

Conveniency

CONVENIENCE, CONVENIENCY noun [Latin] Literally, a coming together; a meeting. Hence,

1. Fitness; suitableness; propriety; adaptation of one thing to another, or to circumstances.

2. Commodiousness; ease; freedom from difficulty.

Every man must want something for the convenience of his life.

There is another convenience in this method.

3. That which gives ease; accommodation; that which is suited to wants or necessity A pair of spectacles is a great convenience in old age.

4. Fitness of time or place.

Convenient

CONVENIENT, adjective Fit; suitable; proper; adapted to use or to wants; commodious; followed by to or for; usually by for.

Some arts are peculiarly convenient to particular nations.

Feed me with food convenient for me. Proverbs 30:8.

Conveniently

CONVENIENTLY, adverb

1. Fitly; suitably; with adaptation to the end or effect. That house is not conveniently situated for a tradesman.

2. Commodiously; with ease; without trouble or difficulty. He cannot conveniently accept the invitation.

Convening

CONVENING, participle present tense Coming together; calling together.

CONVENING, noun The act of coming together; convention.

Convent

CONVENT, noun [Latin , to assemble.]

1. An assembly of persons devoted to religion; a body of monks or nuns.

2. A house for persons devoted to religion; an abbey; a monastery; a nunnery.

CONVENT, verb transitive [Latin] To call before a judge or judicature.

CONVENT, verb intransitive To meet; to concur. [Not used.]

Conventicle

CONVENTICLE, noun [Latin]

1. An assembly or meeting; usually applied to a meeting of dissenters from the established church, for religious worship. In this sense it is used by English writers and in English statutes. Hence, an assembly, in contempt. In the United States, this word has no appropriate application, and is little used, or not at all.

2. A secret assembly or cabal; a meeting for plots.

Conventicler

CONVENTICLER, noun One who supports or frequents conventicles.

Convention

CONVENTION, noun [Latin See Convene.]

1. The act of coming together; a meeting of several persons or individuals.

2. Union; coalition.

3. An assembly. In this sense, the word includes any formal meeting or collection of men for civil or ecclesiastical purposes; particularly an assembly of delegates or representatives for consultation on important concerns, civil, political or ecclesiastical. In Great Britain, convention is the name given to an extraordinary assembly of the estates of the realm, held without the kings writ; as the assembly which restored Charles II. to the throne, and that which declared the throne to be abdicated by James II. In the United States, this name is given to the assembly of representatives which forms a constitution of government, or political association; as the convention which formed the constitution of the United States in 1787.

4. An agreement or contract between two parties, as between the commanders of two armies; an agreement previous to a definitive treaty.

Conventional

CONVENTIONAL, adjective Stipulated; formed by agreement.

CONVENTIONAL services reserved by tenures on grants, made out of the crown or knights service.

Conventionary

CONVENTIONARY, adjective Acting under contract; settled by stipulation; conventional; as conventionary tenants.

Conventioner

CONVENTIONER, noun One who belongs to a convention.

Conventionist

CONVENTIONIST, noun One who makes a contract.

Conventual

CONVENTUAL, adjective Belonging to a convent; monastic; as conventual priors.

CONVENTUAL, noun One that lives in a convent; a monk or nun.

Converge

CONVERGE, verb intransitive [Latin , to incline. See Verge.] To tend to one point; to incline and approach nearer together, as two lines which continually approach each other; opposed to diverge. Lines which converge in one direction, diverge in the other.

The mountains converge into a single ridge.

Convergence

CONVERGENCE, CONVERGENCY, noun The quality of converging; tendency to one point.

Convergency

CONVERGENCE, CONVERGENCY noun The quality of converging; tendency to one point.

Convergent

CONVERGENT, adjective Tending to one point; approaching each other, as they proceed or are extending.

Converging

CONVERGING, participle present tense Tending to one point; approaching each other, as lines extended.

CONVERGING rays, in optics, those rays of light, which proceeding from different points of an object, approach, meet and cross, and become diverging rays.

CONVERGING series, in mathematics, is that in which the magnitude of the several terms gradually diminishes.

Conversable

CONVERSABLE, adjective [See Converse.] Qualified for conversation, or rather disposed to converse; ready or inclined to mutual communication of thoughts; sociable; free in discourse.

Conversableness

CONVERSABLENESS, noun The quality of being free in conversation; disposition or readiness to converse; sociability.

Conversably

CONVERSABLY, adverb In a conversable manner.

Conversant

CONVERSANT, adjective [See Converse.]

1. Keeping company; having frequent or customary intercourse; intimately associating; familiar by fellowship or cohabitation; acquainted.

But the men were very good to us--as long as we were conversant with them. 1 Samuel 25:15.

Never to be infected with delight, nor conversant with ease and idleness.

2. Acquainted by familiar use or study. We correct our style, and improve our taste, by being conversant with the best classical writers. In the foregoing applications, this word is most generally followed by with, according to present usage. In was formerly used; and both in and among may be used.

3. Concerning; having concern, or relation to; having for its object; followed by about.

Education is conversant about children.

Conversation

CONVERSATION, noun

1. General course of manners; behavior; deportment; especially as it respects morals.

Let your conversation be as becometh the gospel. Philippians 1:27.

Be ye holy in all manner of conversation 1 Peter 1:15.

2. A keeping company; familiar intercourse; intimate fellowship or association; commerce in social life. Knowledge of men and manners is best acquired by conversation with the best company.

3. Intimate and familiar acquaintance; as a conversation with books, or other object.

4. Familiar discourse; general intercourse of sentiments; chat; unrestrained talk; opposed to a formal conference.

What I mentioned in conversation was not a new thought.

[This is now the most general use of the word.]

Conversationed

CONVERSATIONED, adjective Acquainted with the manner of acting in life. [Not used.]

Conversative

CONVERSATIVE, adjective Relating to an intercourse with men; opposed to contemplative.

She chose to endue him with conversative qualities of youth.

Conversazione

CONVERSAZIONE, noun A meeting of company.

Converse

CONVERSE, verb intransitive [Latin , to be turned. Literally, to be turned to or with; to be turned about.]

1. To keep company; to associate; to cohabit; to hold intercourse and be intimately acquainted; followed by with.

For him who lonely loves to seek the distant hills, and their converse with nature.

2. To have sexual commerce.

3. To talk familiarly; to have free intercourse in mutual communication of thoughts and opinions; to convey thoughts reciprocally; followed by with before the person addressed, and on before the subject. converse as friend with friend. We have often conversed with each other on the merit of Miltons poetry. [This is now the most general use of the word.]

CONVERSE, noun

1. Conversation; familiar discourse or talk; free interchange of thoughts or opinions.

Formed by thy converse happily to steer from grave to gay, from lively to severe.

2. Acquaintance by frequent or customary intercourse; cohabitation; familiarity. In this sense, the word may include discourse, or not; as, to hold converse with persons of different sects; or to hold converse with terrestrial things.

3. In mathematics, an opposite proposition; thus, after drawing a conclusion from something supposed, we invert the order, making the conclusion the supposition or premises, and draw from it what was first supposed. Thus, if two sides of a triangle are equal, the angles opposite the sides are equal: and the converse is true; if these angles are equal, the two sides are equal.

Conversely

CONVERSELY, adverb With change of order; in a contrary order; reciprocally.

Conversion

CONVERSION, noun [Latin See Convert.]

1. In a general sense, a turning or change from one state to another; with regard to substances, transmutation; as a conversion of water into ice, or of food into chyle or blood.

2. In military affairs, a change of front, as when a body of troops is attacked in the flank, and they change their position to face the enemy.

3. In a theological or moral sense, a change of heart, or dispositions, in which the enmity of the heart to God and his law and the obstinacy of the will are subdued, and are succeeded by supreme love to God and his moral government, and a reformation of life.

4. Change from one side or party to another.

That conversion will be suspected that apparently concurs with interest.

5. A change from one religion to another; as the conversion of the Gentiles. Acts 15:3.

6. The act of appropriating to private use; as in trover and conversion

CONVERSION of equations, in algebra, the reduction of equations by multiplication, or the manner of altering an equation, when the quantity sought or any member of it is a fraction; the reducing of a fractional equation into an integral one.

CONVERSION of propositions, in logic, is a changing of the subject into the place of the predicate, and still retaining the quality of the proposition.

CONVERSION of the ratios, in arithmetic, is the comparing of the antecedent with the difference of the antecedent and consequent, in two equal ratios or proportions.