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`confidential
`
`confraternity
`eater part of the seat by an armrest. Also, confidante.
`[1880-85; < L confirmandus to be confirmed, ger. of
`principles in a matter that each legal order wishe;
`8 to
`confirmare to CONFIRM]
`regulate. 2. Also called private international law
`fe F, special use of confidente female confidant]
`. the
`conefi-den-tial
`§(kon/fi_den/shel), adj.
`1.
`spoken,
`conefiremastion (kon/fer ma/shan), n.
`1. the act of
`Ww
`branch of law dealing with the determination ofth,
`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 <2!
`thing that confirms, as a corroborative statement or
`a confidential remark. 2. indicating confidenceorinti-
`having jurisdiction to adjudicate such a matter, ano
`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
`voice. 3. having another’s trust or confidence; entrusted
`mationofhis citizenship. 4. a rite administered to bap-
`cally.
`tized persons,
`in some churches as a sacrament
`for
`with secrets or private affairs: a confidential secretary.
`anotherlegal order is to be recognized and enforceq by
`4. (of information, a document, etc.) a. bearing the clas-
`confirming and strengthening the recipient in the Chris-
`con-flueence (kon/floo ans), n. 1. a flowin,
`togethe,r
`tian faith, in others as a rite without sacramental char-
`sification confidential, usually being above restricted
`Con;
`of two or more streams,rivers, or the like:
`th
`acter by which the recipient is admitted to full commun-
`andbelowsecret. b. limited to persons authorized to use
`ence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
`information, documents,etc., so classified. Cf. classifica-
`Sonflu.
`ion with the church.
`5. a solemn ceremony among
`Reform and certain Conservative Jewsthatis held in the
`tion (def. 5).
`[1645-55; < L confidenti(a) CONFIDENCE +
`lace of junction: St. Louis is at the confluence of the
`synagogue, usually on Shavuoth, to admit formally as
`-aL'] —con/fi-den’ti-al/i-ty, con/fi-den/tial-ness, n.
`issouri and Mississippi rivers.
`3. a body of wate?
`—con/fi-den/tial-ly, adv.
`formed by the flowing together of two or more streame
`adult members of the Jewish community Jewish boys
`and girls 14 to 16 years of age who have successfully
`—Syn.
`1.restricted, private. 2. intimate, familiar. 3.
`rivers, or the like.
`4. a coming together of People
`or things; concourse. 5. a crowd or throng; assemble -
`trusted, trustworthy, private. See familiar.
`(1275-1325; ME
`< L confirmation- s. of confirmatid. See
`Also, con-flux (kon/fluks).
`(1375-1425; late ME (< M&
`confiden/tial communica/tion, Law.
`a confiden-
`compieed a
`prescribed course of study in Judaism.
`< LL confluentia; see CONFLUENT, -ENCE]
`F)
`CONFIRM, -ATION] —con/fir-ma/tion-al, 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-firmea-toery
`(ken fir/mea tér/é,
`-tor’é), adj.
`con-flucent (kon/floo ant), adj. 1. flowin,
`OF runnin,
`serving to confirm; corroborative. Also, con-firm/a-tive.
`court if the privilege is claimed by the client, patient,
`together; blending into one: confluent rivers; conflue
`penitent, or spouse. Also called privileged communica-
`(1630-40; < ML confirmatérius, equiv. to L confirma(re)
`(see CONFIRM) + -torius -TORY']
`tion.
`[1790-1800]
`ideas.
`2. Pathol,
`a.
`running ‘together:|
`con aie
`efflorescences. b. characterized
`by confluent ome
`con-firmed (ken farmd’), adj. 1. made certain as to
`conefid-ing (ken fi/ding), adj.
`trustful; credulous or
`cences: confluent smallpox. —n. 3. one of two or more
`unsuspicious: a confiding nature.
`(1635-45; coNFIDE +
`truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed re-
`confluent streams. 4. a tributary stream.
`(1425-75; ie
`ports of new fighting at the front; confirmed reservations
`-1nG*?] —con-fid/ing-ly, adv. —con-fid’ing-ness, n.
`ME(< MF) < L confluent- (s. of confluens, prp.of' con
`fluere to flow together), equiv. to con- con- + fi!
`?
`on the three o'clock flight to Denver. 2. settled; ratified.
`lu- (8. of
`con-fig-uerate (ken fig’ya rat’), v.t., -rat-ed, -rat-ing.
`3. firmly established in a habit or condition; inveterate:
`fluere to flow) + -ent- -ENT; see FLUENT, FLUID]
`to give a configuration,
`form, or design to.
`[by back for-
`a confirmed bachelor.
`4. given additional determina-
`mation from CONFIGURATION]
`con-fo-cal
`(kon fo/kel), adj. Math. having the same
`tion; made resolute. 5. having received thereligiousrite’
`focus or foci.
`[1865-70; con- + FOCAL]
`
`of confirmation.
`[1350-1400; ME confermyd.
`See con-
`con-fig-uera-tion (kan fig’/ya ra’shen), n. 1. the rela-
`tive disposition or arrangementofthe parts or elements
`FIRM,
`-ED*] —con-firm-ed-ly (kan fur’mid 1é), adv.
`con-form (kan férm/), v.i. 1.
`to act in accordance or
`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
`con-fis-casble (kan fis’ka bal, kon’fa ska bal), adj.
`li-
`tudes, practices, etc., of society or a group: One has to
`of heavenly bodies. b. a group of stars. 4. Chem. an
`able to be confiscated.
`(1720-30; conFisc(ATE) + -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/, ken fis’kat), v., -cat-ed,
`becomesimilar in form, nature, or character. 4. to be in
`bonding in a molecule and that cannotbe altered without
`harmonyor accord. 5. to comply with the usagesof an
`breaking bonds (contrasted with conformation).
`5.
`-cat-ing, adj. —v.t. 1. to seize as forfeited to the public
`domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
`established church, esp. the Church of England. —yt
`Computers.
`the totality. of a computer and the devices
`2.
`to seize by
`or as if by authority; appropriate sum-
`6. to makesimilar in form, nature, or character. 7. to
`connected to it: A common microcomputer configuration
`marily: The
`border guards confiscated our movie cam-
`bring
`into agreement, correspondence, or harmony,
`consists of a computer, two disk drives, a monitor, and a
`eras. —adj. 3. seized.
`[1525-35; < L confiscatus (ptp.
`printer.
`(1550-60; < LL configiiration-
`(s. of confi-
`adh 8. Archaic. conformable.
`[1275-1325; ME con.
`fo(u)rmen < AF, MF conformer < L conférmare to
`of confiscare to seize for the public treasury), equiv. to
`guratio), equiv.
`to L configirat(us) shaped like 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) + -Gtus -ATE'] —con/fis-cat/a-ble, adj.
`FIGURE + -Gtus -ATE’) + -idn- -ION] —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 (ken fig’yar a tiv, -ya ra/tiv),
`tally. 7. adapt, adjust, accommodate. —Ant.
`I, 5,
`adj. —con-fig/uwra/tion-al-ly, adv.
`dissent. 3. differ.
`consfis-ca-torry (ken fis’ko tér’é, -tér’é), adj. char-
`acterized by, effecting, or
`resulting in confiscation.
`con-fig-urra-tion-ism (ken fig/ya ra’sha niz/am), n.
`(1790-1800; conFiscaTE + -oRy']
`con-formeasble (kon fér’mabel), 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.
`confit
`(kan fé/), n. French Cookery. duck or goose
`
`obedient; submissive: a conformable disposition.
`3,
`cooked in its own fat and preserved.
`[< F; see comFiT]
`Geol. of or pertaining to an unbroken sequenceofstrata
`con-fig-ure (ken fig’yar), v.t., -ured, -ur-ing. 1. to de-
`sign or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some
`Con-fit-e-or
`(kan fit7é dr’), n. Rom. Cath. Ch.
`a
`or beds, characteristic of uninterrupted deposition. See
`specific purpose: The planesare being configured to hold
`illus. under unconformable.
`(1425-75;
`late ME. See
`CONFORM,-ABLE]
`more passengers in each row. 2. Computers. a. to put (a
`eginning of the Mass and on certain other occasions.
`prayer in the form of a general confession said at the
`computer system) together by supplying a specific com-
`fess)
`con-foremal
`(ken fér’mel), adj.
`of,
`pertaining
`to, or
`puter with appropriate peripheral devices, as a monitor
`noting a map or transformation in which angles and
`wep ME;after first word of Latin prayer: I con-
`and disk drive, and connecting them. b. to insert batch
`scale are preserved.
`(1640-50; < LL conformdlisof the
`conefi-ture (kon/fi chdor’), 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.
`[back formation from CONFIGURATION]
`confor’mal projec’tion, Cartog.
`a map projection
`a as of fruit.
`(1350-1400; ME < MF. See comrit,
`confine (ken fin’ for 1, 2, 5, 6; kon’fin for 3, 4), v.,
`in which angles formed by lines are preserved: a map
`con-fla-grant
`(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’mans), n.
`the act of con-
`to shut or keepin; prevent from leavinga place because
`con-fla-gra-tion (kon/fle gra’shon), n.
`a destructive
`forming; conformity.
`[1600-10; conrorM + -ANCE]
`fire, usually an extensive one.
`[1545-55; < L conflagra-
`of imprisonment,illness, discipline, etc.: For that offense
`he was confined to quarters for 30 days. —n. 3. Usually,
`con-foremastion (kon/fér ma/shan), n._ 1. manner of
`conflagrare to burn up (con- con- + flagr- (akin to ful-
`confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
`formation; structure; form, as of a physical entity. 2.
`tion- (s. of Honlaa) equiv. to conflagrat(us) ptp. of
`gur lightning, flamma Fiame, Gk phléx; see PHLOX) +
`4. Often, confines.
`region;
`territory.
`5. Archaic.
`symmetrical disposition or arrangementof parts.
`3. the
`tus -ATE') + -ion- -ION] —con/fla-gra/tive, adj.
`confinement.
`6. Obs. a place of confinement; prison.
`act or process of conforming; adaptation; adjustment. 4.
`—Syn. See flame.
`the state of being conformed. 5. Chem. an atomic spa-
`tial arrangement that results from rotation of carbon
`confines < MLconfinia, pl. of L confinis boundary,
`bor-
`conflate (kan flat’), v.t., -flat-ed, -flat-ing.
`to fuse
`(1350-1400 for n.; 1515-25 for v.; (n.) ME < MF Sontens,
`der (see CON-, FINE’); (v.) < MF confiner, v. deriv. o
`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-
`adj. —con-fine/less, adj. —con-fin/er, n.
`one protest.
`(1600-10; < L conflatus,
`ptp. of conflare to
`mation- (s. of conformatid), 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- con- + form(a) FORM +
`con-fla-tion (ken fla’shan), n. 1. the process or result
`-G@t(us) -ATE') + -idn- -10N]) —con/for-ma/tion-al, adj.
`con-fined (kon 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-
`con-formeist
`(ken fér/mist), n. 1. a person who con-
`FINE + -ED?] —con-fin-ed-ly (kan fi/nid lé, -find/le),
`forms, esp. unquestioningly,
`to the usual practices or
`(1400-50; late ME < LL conflatid. See coNFLATE, -ION]
`adv. —con-fin’ed-ness, n.
`standards of a group, society, etc. 2. (often cap.) a per-
`con-flict
`(v. kon flikt?; n. kon/flikt), v.i.
`1.
`to come
`son whoconformsto the usagesofanestablished church,
`a person held in
`con-finsee (ken 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]
`ance, or in opposition; clash: The account of one eyewit-
`ized by conforming, esp. in action or appearance.
`[1625-
`ness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts
`con-fineement
`(ken fin/ment), n.
`1.
`the act of
`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-formeisty (ken fér’mi té), n., pl. -ties. 1. action
`of a womanin childbed; accouchement; childbirth. 4.
`battle. —n.
`3. a fight, battle, or struggle, esp. a
`pr
`in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes,
`Mil.
`incarceration in a guardhouse or prison while
`practices, etc.
`2. correspondence in form, nature, or
`longed struggle; strife. 4. controversy; quarrel: conflicts
`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-
`con-firm (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-
`between adjacent conformable strata. Cf. unconformity
`This report confirms my suspicions. 2. to acknowledge
`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
`reservation? 3. to make valid or binding by some formal
`conformitas. See CONFORM,-ITY]
`conflictus a striking together, equiv.to conflig(ere) to
`Forng, demandsor impulses.
`(1375-1425; late ME (n.) <
`or legal act; sanction;
`ratify:
`to confirm a treaty;
`to
`strike together, contend (con- con-_+ fligere to strike)
`conefound
`(kon found’, kan-;
`for 6 usually kon/-
`+ -tus suffix of v. action; (v.) < L conflictus, ptp. of
`found’), v.t.
`1. to perplex or amaze, esp. by a sudden
`confligere, or by v. use of the n.] —con-flic/tion, n.
`disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse: The compli-
`confirm, her appointment to the Supreme Court. 4.
`to
`make firm or morefirm; add stracuith to; settle or estab-
`lish firmly: Their support confirmed my determination to
`cated directions confounded him. 2. to throw into con-
`—con-flic’tive, con-flic-to-ry (kan flik/ta ré), adj.
`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
`fight. 5. contention, opposition. —Ant. 4. accord.
`3. to throw into increased confusion or disorder. 4. t0
`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
`strengthen, confirm (see CON-, FIRM'); r. ME
`confermen
`so that the elements cannot be distinguished or sepa-
`very conflicted.
`[CONFLICT + -ED?]
`< OF
`< L, as above] —con-firm/a-ble, adj. —con-
`rated. 6. to damn(used in mild imprecations): Confoun
`firm/a-bil/i-ty, n. —con-firm/’er; Law, con-firemor
`it! 7.
`to contradict or refute:
`to confound their argu-
`(kon/fer mér’, ken fiir’mer), n. —con-firm/ing-ly,
`disagreement; not compatible: conflicting viewpoints.
`ments. 8. to put to shame; abash. 9. Archaic. a. to de-
`con-flict-ing (ken ria adj. being in conflict or
`adv,
`(1600-10; conriict + -1NG?] —con-flict/ing-ly, adv.
`feat or overthrow. b.
`to bring to ruin or naught.
`10-
`—Syn.
`1. prove, substantiate, authenticate, validate.
`con/flict of in’terest, 1. the circumstance of a
`pub-
`Obs.
`to spend uselessly; waste.
`[1250-1300;
`ME con-
`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
`con-firemand (kon/fer mand’, kon’fer mand’), n.
`a
`personal interests might benefit from his or herofficial
`equiv. to con- Con- + fundere to pour] —con-found/a*
`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 whofindsthat oneof his or her activi-
`
`con-found-ed (kon foun/did, ken-), adj.
`1. bewil-
`whenee;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., r
`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/ed-ly,
`adv. —comn
`con/flict of laws’, 1. dissimilarity or discrepancy be-
`trans., translation; ?, origin unknown; *, unattested; }, probably
`found/ed-ness, n.
`
`tween the lawsof different legal orders, such asstates or
`earlier than. See thefull
`key inside the front cover.
`nations, with regard to the applicable legal rules and
`con-fra-ter-ni-ty (kon/fra tir/ni té),n., pl. -ties. 1-4
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