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`confraternity
`[1880-85; < L confirmandus to be confirmed, ger. of
`greater part of the seat by an armrest. Also, confidante.
`principles in a matter that each legal order wishe,
`(< F, special use of confidente female confidant]
`confirmare to CONFIRM]
`regulate. 2. Also called private international law. .
`conefl-denstial
`(kon/fi den/’shel), adj.
`1.
`spoken,
`con-firema-tion (kon/fer ma/shon), n.
`1.
`the act of
`branch of law dealing with the determination of the the
`written, acted on,etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret:
`confirming. 2. the state of being
`confirmed. 3. some-
`applicable to a private-law matter, of the legal o.c¥
`thing that confirms, as a corroborative statement or
`a confidential remark. 2. indicating confidence or inti-
`having jurisdiction to adjudicate such a matter, an“ier
`macy; imparting private matters: a confidential tone of
`piece of evidence: His birth certificate served as confir-
`the extent to which an adjudication in such a matter of:
`voice. 3. having another’s trust or confidence; entrusted
`mationof his citizenship. 4. a rite administered to bap-
`another legal order is to be recognized and enforced by
`tized persons,
`in some churches as a sacrament for
`with secrets or private affairs: a confidential secretary.
`cally.
`lo.
`4. (of information, a document, etc.) a. bearing the clas-
`confirming and strengthening the recipient in the Chris-
`tian faith, in others as a rite without sacramental char-
`sification confidential, usually being above restricted
`con-flueence (kon/fldo ons), n. 1. a flowin,
`togeth
`of two or more streams,rivers, or the like: the con te
`acter by which the recipient is admitted to full commun-
`and below secret. b. limited to persons authorized to use
`ence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
`2,¢|
`us
`information, documents,etc., so classified. Cf. classifica-
`ion with the church.
`5. a solemn ceremony among
`Reform and certain Conservative Jewsthat is held in the
`tion (def. 5).
`[1645-55; < L confidenti(a) CONFIDENCE +
`lace of junction: St. Louis is at the confluence of the
`issouri and Mississippi rivers.
`3. a body of wa *3
`-AL'] —con/fi-den/ti-al/i-ty, con/fi-den/tial-ness, n.
`synagogue, usually on Shavuoth, to admit formally as
`formed by the flowing together of two or more strea
`—con/fi-den/tial-ly, adv.
`adult members of the Jewish community Jewish boys
`rivers, or the like.
`- @ coming together of peom
`—Syn. 1. restricted, private. 2. intimate, familiar. 3.
`and girls 14 to 16 years of age who have successfully
`or things; concourse. 5. a crowd or throng; assembla> ©
`trusted, trustworthy, private. See familiar.
`Also, con-flux (kon/fluks).
`(1375-1425; late ME (< MS
`compeied a prescribed course of study in Judaism.
`(1275-1325; ME
`< L confirmation- s. of confirmatio. See
`confiden’tial communica/’tion, Law. a confiden-
`< LL confluentia; see CONFLUENT, -ENCE]
`B)
`CONFIRM, -ATION] —con/firema/tioneal, adj.
`—Syn. 4. union, joining, meeting.
`tial statement madeto a lawyer, doctor, or
`pastor, or to
`one’s husband or wife, privileged against
`disclosure in
`con-firmeastoery
`(ken fiar/ma tér/é,
`-tdr’é), adj.
`con-flueent
`(kon/floo ant), adj. 1. flowing or runnin
`serving to confirm; corroborative. Also, con-firm/a-tive.
`court if the privilege is claimed by theclient, patient,
`together; blending into one: confluent rivers; conflue eg
`[1630-40; < ML confirmatorius, equiv. to L confirma(re)
`penitent, or spouse. Also called privileged communica-
`ideas.
`2. Pathol.
`a.
`running
`together:
`con; Luding
`(see CONFIRM) + -torius -TORY']
`tion.
`[1790-1800]
`efflorescences. b. characterized by confluent ef ores
`con-firmed (kan farmd’), adj. 1. made certain as to
`trustful; credulous or
`conefideing (kan fi’ding), adj.
`cences: confluent smallpox. —n. 3. one of two or More
`truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed re-
`(1635-45; coNFIDE +
`unsuspicious: a confiding nature.
`confluent streams. 4. a tributary stream.
`(1425-75; late
`ports of new fighting at the front; confirmed reservations
`-ING?] —con-fid/ing-ly, adv. —con-fid’ing-ness,n.
`ME(< MF) < L confluent- (s. of confluéns, prp. of con,
`on the three o'clock flight to Denver. 2. settled; ratified.
`fluere to flow together), equiv. to con- CON- + flu- (s, of
`3. firmly established in a habit or condition; inveterate:
`fluere to flow) + -ent- -ENT; see FLUENT, FLUID]
`conm-fig-uerate (ken fig’ye rat’), v.t, -rateed, -rat-ing.
`to give a configuration,
`form, or design to.
`[by back for-
`a confirmed bachelor. 4. given additional determina-
`coneforcal
`(kon f6’kal), adj. Math. havin
`mation from CONFIGURATION]
`g the same
`tion; made resolute. 5. having received thereligiousrite’
`focus or foci.
`[1865-70; con- + FOCAL]
`conefig-urraction (kan fig’ya ra’shen), n. 1. the rela-
`of confirmation.
`[1350-1400; ME confermyd.
`See con-
`tive disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements
`FIRM,
`-ED?] —con-firm-ed-ly (ken fur’mid 16), adv.
`con-form (ken férm/), v.i.
`1. to act in accordance oy
`of a thing. 2. external form,as resulting from this; con-
`—con-firm-ed-ness (ken far’mid nis, -farmd/-), n.
`harmony; comply (usually fol. by to): to conform to rules,
`2. to act in accord with the prevailing standards,attj-
`formation. 3. Astron. a. the relative position or aspect
`_li-
`conefis-caeble (kan fis’ka bal, kon’fa ska bal), adj.
`of heavenly bodies. b. a group of stars. 4. Chem. an
`tudes, practices, etc., of society or a group: One has to
`able to be confiscated.
`[1720-30; conrisc(aATE) + -ABLE]
`conform in order to succeed in this company. 3. to be or
`atomic spatial arrangementthatis fixed by the chemical
`con-fis-cate (kon/fo skat’, kon fis’kat), v., -cat-ed,
`becomesimilar in form, nature, or character. 4. to be in
`bonding in a molecule and that cannot be altered without
`-cat-ing, adj. —v.t. 1. to seize as forfeited to the public
`harmonyor accord. 5. to comply with the usages of an
`breaking bonds (contrasted with conformation).
`5.
`established church, esp. the Church of England. —y,t
`domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
`Computers.
`the totality. of a computer and the devices
`2.
`to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate sum-
`6. to make similar in form, nature, or character. 7. to
`connected to it: A common microcomputer configuration
`marily: The
`border guards confiscated our movie cam-
`consists of a computer, two disk drives, a monitor, and a
`bring into agreement, correspondence, or harmony,
`—adj. 8. Archaic. conformable.
`[1275-1325; ME con.
`eras, —adj. 3. seized.
`(1525-35; < L confiscatus (ptp.
`printer.
`(1550-60; < LL configiiration-
`(s. of confi-
`fo(u)rmen < AF, MF conformer < L conférmare to
`of confiscare to seize for the public treasury), equiv. to
`guratio), equiv. to L configurat(us) shapedlike its model,
`shape. See CON-, FORM] —con-form/er, n. —con
`con- CON- + fisc(us) basket, moneybag, public treasury
`ptp. of configirare to mold, shape (con- con- + figiir(a)
`form/ing-ly, adv.
`(see FISCAL) + -G@tus
`-ATE'] —con/fis-cat/a-ble, adj.
`FIGURE + -Gtus -ATE’) + -idn- -1ION]) —Con-fig/u-ra/-
`—con/fis-ca/tion, n. —con/fis-ca/tor, n.
`—Syn.
`1. yield, agree, consent. 3. currespond, agree,
`tion-al, con-fig-u-ra-tive (kon fig’yar a tiv, -ya ra/tiv),
`tally. 7. adapt, adjust, accommodate. ——Ant.
`adj. —con-fig/u-ra/tion-al-ly, adv.
`dissent. 3. differ.
`con-fis-caetorry (ken fis’ka tér’é, -tdr’/é), adj. char-
`acterized by, effecting, or
`resulting in confiscation.
`con-fig-uera-tion-ism (kan fig’ye ra’she niz/am), n.
`(1790-1800; ConFISCATE + -oRy']
`con-formeasble (ken fér’ma bel), adj. 1. correspond-
`See Gestalt psychology.
`[1920-25; conFIGURATION +
`ing in form, nature, or character; similar. 2. compliant;
`-ISM] —con-fig/u-ra/tion-ist, n.
`duck or goose
`confit
`(k6n fé’), n. French Cookery.
`obedient; submissive: a conformable disposition.
`3,
`cooked in its own fat and preserved. [< F; see coMFiT]
`con-figeure (kan fig’yar), v.t., -ured, -ureing. 1. to de-
`Geol. of or pertaining to an unbroken sequenceofstrata
`sign or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some
`or beds, characteristic of uninterrupted deposition. See
`Con-fit-e-or
`(kan fit7é dr’), n. Rom. Cath. Ch.
`a
`illus. under unconformable.
`(1425-75;
`late ME. See
`specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold
`CONFORM,-ABLE]
`prayer in the form of a general confession said at the
`more passengers in each row. 2. Computers. a. to put (a
`eginning of the Mass and oncertain other occasions.
`computer system) together by supplying a specific com-
`ess
`to, or
`of, pertaining
`con-foremal
`(ken fér’mal), adj.
`puter with appropriate peripheral devices, as a monitor
`a ME;after first word of Latin prayer: I con-
`noting a map or transformation in which angles and
`and disk drive, and connecting them. b. to insert batch
`scale are preserved.
`[1640-50; < LL conformalis of the
`conefieture (kon/fi chddr’), n.
`a confection; a pre-
`files into (a program) to enable it to run with a particu-
`same shape. See Con-, FORMAL']
`-URE
`lar computer.
`(baek formation from CONFIGURATION]
`eon as of fruit.
`(1350-1400; ME < MF. See comrit,
`confor/mal projec’tion, Cartog. a map projection
`con-fine (kan fin’ for 1, 2, 5, 6; kon’fin for 3, 4), v.,
`in which angles formed by lines are preserved: a map
`con-flasgrant
`(ken fla’grent), adj. blazing; burning;
`-fined, -fin-ing, n. —v.t. 1.
`to enclose within bounds;
`made using this projection preserves the shape of any
`on fire.
`[1650-60; < L conflagrant- (s. of conflagrans),
`limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in
`small area. Also called orthomorphic projection.
`prp. of conflagrare. See CONFLAGRATION, -ANT]
`the report. Confine yourefforts to finishing the book. 2.
`con-formeance (ken fér/mens), n.
`the act of con-
`con-flaegraction (kon/fle gra’shon), n.
`a destructive
`forming; conformity.
`[1600-10; conrorM + -ANCE]
`fire, usually an extensive one.
`[1545-55; < L conflagra-
`to shut or keepin; pesxent from leaving a place because
`of imprisonment,illness, discipline, etc.: For that offense
`tidn- (s. of conflagr&tid), equiv. to conflagrat(us) ptp. of
`he was confined to quarters for 30 days. —n. 3. Usually,
`coneforemastion (kon/fér ma/shon), n. 1. manner of
`confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
`conflagrare to burn up (con- con- + flagr- (akin to ful-
`formation; structure; form, as of a physical entity.
`2.
`gur lightning, flamma FLaMe, Gk
`phléx; see PHLOX) +
`4. Often, confines.
`region;
`territory.
`5. Archaic.
`symmetrical disposition or arrangement of parts. 3. the
`confinement.
`6. Obs. a place of confinement; prison.
`act or process of conforming; adaptation; adjustment. 4.
`-Gtus -ATE') + -idn- -ION]akon/tarara/tive, adj.
`—Syn.See flame.
`(1350-1400 for n.; 1515-25 for v.; (n.) ME < MFconfins,
`the state of being conformed. 5. Chem. an atomic spa-
`confines < ML confinia, pl. of L confinis boundary, bor-
`tial arrangement that results from rotation of carbon
`conflate (kan flat’), v.t., -flat-ed, -flat-ing.
`to fuse
`der (see CON-, FINE”); (v.) < MF confiner, v. deriv. of
`atoms about single bonds within an organic molecule.
`into one entity; merge: to conflate dissenting
`voices into
`confins < L, as above] —con-fin’a-ble, con-fine’a-ble,
`(contrasted with configuration).
`(1505-15; < L confér-
`one protest.
`(1600-10; < L conflatus,
`ptp. of conflare to
`adj. —con-fine’less, adj. —con-fin’er, n.
`mation- (s. of conformatio), equiv. to conformat(us) ptp.
`fuse together, equiv. to con- con- + flare to BLOW?)
`—Syn. 1. circumscribe. —Ant. 1, 2. free.
`of conformare to shape (con- conN- + form(a) FORM +
`conefla-tion (ken fla’shen), n. 1. the process or result
`-@t(us) -ATE') + -idn- -1ION] —con/for-ma/tion-al, adj.
`con-fined (ken find’), adj. 1. limited or restricted. 2.
`of fusing itemsinto one entity; fusion; amalgamation. 2.
`—Syn. 1. configuration, shape.
`unable to leave a place because ofillness, imprisonment,
`Bibliog. a. the combination of two variant texts into a
`new one. b. the text resulting
`from such a combination.
`etc. 3. being in childbirth; being in parturition.
`[con-
`1. a person who con-
`con-formeist
`(ken fér’/mist), n.
`FINE + -ED?] —conefin-ed-ly (kon fi/nid lé, -find/lé),
`forms, esp. unquestioningly,
`to the usual practices or
`(1400-50; late ME < LL conflatid. See CoNFLATE, -10N]
`adv. —con-fin’ed-ness, n.
`standards of a group,society, etc. 2. (often cap.) a per-
`conflict
`(v. ken flikt’; n. kon/flikt), v.i.
`1.
`to come
`son who conformsto the usages of an established church,
`a person held in
`con-fin-ee (kon fi né’, -fi/né), n.
`into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at vari-
`esp. the Church of England. —adj. 3. of or character-
`confinement.
`[CONFINE + -EE]
`ized by conforming, esp. in action or appearance.
`[1625-
`ance, or in opposition: clash: The account of one eyewit-
`ness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts
`the act of
`1.
`con-finesement
`(ken fin’ment), n.
`35; CONFORM + -IsT] —con-form/ism, n.
`with my going
`to the concert. 2. to fight or contend; do
`confining. 2. the state of being confined. 3. the lying-in
`con-formeiety (ken fér’mi té), n., pl. -ties. 1. action
`of a woman in childbed; accouchement; childbirth. 4.
`in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes,
`battle. —n.
`3. a fight, battle, or struggle, esp. a
`longed struggle; strife. 4. controversy; quarrel: conflicts
`Mil.
`incarceration in a guardhouse or prison while
`practices, etc.
`2. correspondence in form, nature, or
`between parties. 5. discord of action, feeling, or effect;
`awaiting trial or as a punishment (distinguished from
`character; agreement, congruity, or accordance.
`arrest).
`(1640-50; CONFINE + -MENT; cf. F confinement]
`antagonism or opposition, as of interests or principles: a
`compliance or acquiescence; obedience. 4. (often cap.)
`conflict of ideas. 6. a striking together; collision. 7. in-
`conefirm (kan farm/), v.t. 1. to establish the truth, ac-
`compliance with the usages of an established church,
`compatibility or interference, as of one idea, desire,
`curacy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify:
`esp. the Church of England. 5. Geol.
`the relationship
`event, or activity with another: a conflict in the sched-
`This report confirms my suspicions. 2. to acknowledge
`between adjacent conformable strata. Cf. unconformity
`ule. 8. Psychiatry. a mental struggle arising from op-
`with definite assurance: Did the hotel confirm our room
`(def. 2a).
`(1375-1425; late ME conformite < MF < LL
`posing demandsor impulses.
`[1375-1425; late ME (n.) <
`reservation? 3. to make valid or binding by some formal
`conformitas. See CONFORM,-ITY]
`L conflictus a striking together, equiv. to conflig(ere) to
`or legal act; sanction;
`ratify:
`to confirm a treaty;
`to
`strike together, contend (con- con-_+ fligere to strike)
`for 6 usually kon/-
`confound (kon found’, kan-;
`+ -tus suffix of v. action; (v.) <_L conflictus, ptp. of
`found’), v.t.
`1.
`to perplex or amaze, esp. by a sudden
`confiem her appointment to the Supreme Court. 4.
`to
`make firm or more firm; add strength to; settle or estab-
`confligere, or by v. use of the n.] —coneflic’tion, n.
`disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse: The compli-
`lish firmly: Their support confirmed my determination to
`—con-flic’tive, con-flic-to-ry (kan flik’ta ré), adj.
`cated directions confounded him. 2. to throw into con-
`run for mayor. 5. to strengthen (a person) in habit, res-
`—Syn.
`1. collide, oppose.
`3. encounter, siege. See
`fusion or disorder: The revolution confounded the people.
`olution, opinion, etc.: The accident confirmed him in his
`3. to throw into increased confusion or disorder. 4. t0
`fight. 5. contention, opposition. —Ant. 4. accord.
`fear of driving. 6.
`to administer the religious rite of
`treat or regard erroneously asidentical; mix or associate
`confirmation to.
`(1250-1300;
`< L confirmare
`to
`con-flicteed (ken flik’tid), adj.
`full of conflicting
`by mistake: truth confounded with error. 5. to mingle
`emotions or impulses: a situation that makes one feel
`so that the elements cannot be distinguished or sep4-
`very conflicted.
`[CONFLICT + -ED?]
`aerensinen. confirm (see CON-, FIRM'); r. ME
`confermen
`< OF
`< L, as above] —con-firm/a-ble, adj. —con-
`rated. 6. to damn(used in mild imprecations): Confound
`firm/a-bil/i-ty, n. —con-firm/er; Law, con-firemor
`con-flict-ing (ken flik’ting), adj. being in conflict or
`it! 7.
`to contradict or refute:
`to confound their argu-
`(kon/far mér’, ken fir’mer), n. —con-firm/ing-ly,
`disagreement; not compatible: conflicting viewpoints.
`ments. 8. to put to shame; abash. 9. Archaic. a. to de-
`adv.
`(1600-10; conriict + -1nG?] —con-flict/ings-ly, adv.
`feat or overthrow. b.
`to bring to ruin or naught.
`—Syn.
`1. prove, substantiate, authenticate, validate.
`Obs.
`to spend uselessly; waste.
`[1250-1300;
`ME con-
`con/flict of in’terest, 1. the circumstance of a
`pub-
`4. fix. —Ant. 1. disprove. 3. invalidate. 4. shake.
`f(o)unden < AF confoundre < L confundere to mix
`lic officeholder, business executive, or the like, whose
`conefiremand (kon’fer mand’, kon’fer mand’), n.
`a
`equiv. to con- con- + fundere to pour] —con-found/a*
`personal interests might benefit from his or herofficial
`ble, adj. —con-found/er, n. —con-found/ing:-ly, adv-
`candidate for or
`recipient of religious confirmation.
`actions or influence: The senator placed his stocks in
`—Syn. 1. dumbfound,daze, nonplus, astound.
`trust to avoid possible conflict of interest. 2. the circum-
`CONCISE ETYMOLOGY KEY: <, descended or borrowed from; >,
`stance of a person whofindsthatoneofhis or heractivi-
`con-found-ed (kon foun/did, ken-), adj.
`1. bewil-
`whence;b., blend of, blended; c., cognate with; cf., compare; deriv.,
`ties, interests, etc., can be advanced only at the expense
`dered; confused; perplexed. 2. damned (used euphemis-
`derivative; equiv., equivalent; imit., imitative; obl., oblique; r., re-
`of another of them.
`[1950-55]
`tically): That
`is a confounded lie.
`(1325-75;
`ME;
`se@
`placing; s., stem; sp., spelling, spelled; resp., respelling, respelled;
`CONFOUND,
`-ED*] —con-found/edely,
`adv. —comn
`con/flict of laws’, 1. dissimilarity or discrepancy be-
`trans., translation; ?, origin unknown; °, unattested; +, probably
`
` found/ed-ness, n.
`earlier than. See the full hey inside the front cover.
`tween the lawsofdifferent legal orders, such as states or
`nations, with regard to the applicable legal rules and
`con-fra-ter-ni-ty (kon/fra tir/nité),n., pl. -ties. 1-4
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