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`atistical range with a specified
`nfldence interval 11. A st
`meter lies Within the range.
`probability that a given para
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`confidence man u. A man w
`a confidence game.
`con-fi- dent (ken! fi—
`dent) adj. ‘l. Marked by assurance, as of
`fidence in oneself; self-assured.
`success. 2. Marked by con
`3. Very bold; presumptuous. 4. Obsolete. Confiding; trustful.
`[Lac confidéns, c6nfz‘dent—, pr.part. of confidere, to rely on.
`See corms] —— con'fi-dent-ly adv.
`1. Done or communi—
`’fi-dén’ Sth) adj.
`con-fi- den-tial (kon
`2. Entruste
`d with the confidence
`cated in confidence; secret.
`deuce or intimacy. 4. Contain-
`of another. 3. Indicating confi
`ed disclosure of which
`’fi-den’ti-al’i-ty
`ing secret information, the unauthoriz
`threat to national security. — wn
`poses a
`(-she-El’i—té), con’fi-den’tial-ness n. —con’fi-den'tial-ly
`adv.
`confidential communication n. Law. A statement to some—
`one, such as one’s physician, attorney, priest, or spouse, who
`nformation.
`elled to divulge the i
`cannot be comp
`Having a tendency to confide;
`con-fid - ing (ken-El ding) adj.
`du. — con-fid’ing-ness 1:.
`tiling-lyc
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`trusting. —- con- fl (ken-fig’ye-ra
`’ Shall) n.
`‘l .a. Arrangement
`con -fig ~u‘ra -tion
`of parts or elements. b. The form, as of a figure, determined
`by the arrangement of its parts or elements. 2. Psychol. Go
`Stalt. 3. Chem. The structural arrangement of atoms in a com-
`pound or molecule. — con‘fig’u-raltion-al'ly adv. —— con-
`fiqu-ra'tive. con-fig'u-ra'tion-al adj.
`con~flg°ure (kan—fig’yer) th. -ured. —ur-ing, -ures. To de-
`sign, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific appli«
`cations or uses. [UlL < Lat. configflrflre : com-, com— + '-
`gfinirc, to form (< figfim, shape; see dheigh-*).]
`con‘fine (ken—fin, ) v. -fined, -fin' lng, -f‘ines.
`tr, ‘1. To keep
`within bounds; restrict. 2. To shut or keep in, esp. to impris-
`on. 3. To restrict ir. movement. — intr. Archaic. To border.
`‘11. (kon’fiu’ ). l. confines. a. The limits of a space or an
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`area; the borders. b. Restraining elements: the confines of
`politics. c. Purvie
`scope. 2.3. Archaic. A restriction. b. Ob-
`solete. A prison. [FL confiner < OFr. < confins, boundaries,
`ult. < Lat. confine < neut. of confinis, adjoining : come, com-
`+ finis, border.] ——con-finla-ble. con-fine’a'ble adj.
`— con-tln'er n.
`con-fine-ment (ksn—fin'msnt) n. i. The act of confining or
`the state of being confined. 2. Lying-in.
`oon-finn (kan—ffinn’) tau. ~firmed, firm-mg. -firms. 1. To
`support or establish :he certainly or validity of; verify. 2. To
`make firmer; strengthen. 3. To make valid or binding by a
`formal or legal act; ratify. 4. To administer the religious rite
`of confirmation to, [ME confirmen < OFr. confermer < Lat.
`cénfirmdre : com-, com» + firmdre, to strengthen (< firmus,
`strong; see dher-*].] —cou-firm’a-bil'i-ty 11. --con-
`firm’a-ble adj. — conefirm’aoto’ry (—ffir'me—tor’é, -tor'e)
`adi. —— con-firm’er n.
`far—mi’shsn) n.
`'l.a. The act of con—
`con-fir-ma-tion (kon'
`firming. b. Something that confirms, verification. 2.3. A
`Christian rite admitting a baptized person to full membership
`in a church. b. A Jewish ceremony marking completion of a
`young person’s religious training.
`con'firmed (kan—firmd’) adi. 1. Being firmly settled in habit;
`inveterate. 2. Having been ratified; verified. 3. Having re-
`ceived the rite of confirmation. —— con-firm' ed-ly (Affirl mid-
`lé) adv.
`Subject to confiscation.
`con-fis-ca'ble (karrfis’ksvbsl) adj.
`tm'. «sat-ed, ~cat-ing, —cates.
`can -fis - cats (ran! fi—skét’ )
`‘1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To
`seize by or as if by author'ty. —— adj. (kfml fi-skit’, ken—fis’—
`ket). 1. Seized by a government; appropriated. 2.. Having lost
`’fis-caltion n.
`property rirough cenflscatiori. [Lat cfinflscdre, cénfiscdt- :
`com—, com- + fistus, treasury.] —cnn
`(kan-Fis’ ko—tfir’ é,
`—con'fis-ca’tor n. —con-fis’ca~to’ry
`-torle) adj.
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`Concfi-te-OH
`ken-felté—ar, —6r’ ) 71. A prayer in which sins are
`confessed. [Lat C571
`fiteor,l confess, its first word, first pers.
`to acknowledge. See com-£55.]
`sing. pr.t. of cénfitéri,
`n. A confection, preserve, or other
`con-fi-ture (ken! fi-cho'or’ )
`sweetmeat. [FL < OFr. < canfii, confection. See COMET.)
`con-fla'gran't (lion—ilil grant) adj. Burning intensely; blazing.
`[Lat conflagnins, conflagrant-, pnpart. of cénflagrdre, to
`burn up : com-, com- + flagniw, to burn; see bhel-‘*.]
`con-fla-gra~tion (kon’fle-gri'shon) n. A large destructive
`fire. [Lat. cénflagrdtié, conflagnitidn— < conflagrfitus, p.part.
`of conflagrdre, to burn up. See CONFLAGRANTJ
`con'flate (kan—ilfit') tm. flat-ed, -flatting. ~flates.
`‘1. To
`bring together; mold or fuse. 2. To combine [two variant
`texts, for example) into one whole. [Lat cénfldre, cénfldt- ~.
`com-, com— + flare, to blow; sce bhlé-*.] -— con-fla' tion 11..
`con'fllct (konlflikt’) n. ‘l. A state of open, often prolonged
`fighting; a battle or war. 2. A state of disharmony between
`incompatible or antithetical persons, ideas, or interests; a
`clash. 3. Psychol. A psychic struggle resulting from the op—
`position or simultaneous functioning of mutually exclusive
`impulses, desires, or tendencies. 4. Opposition .between
`characters or forces in a work of drama or fiction, esp. op-
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`cting the plot. —intr.v. .(ksn-flikm _I
`e in or come into OPPOSi:
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`Z. Archaic. To engage in war
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`lision < p.patt. of conflt’gere,
`on-flic'tion n. —con.f“,,
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`k'cl'lcTo-al) adj.
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`premacy.
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`een antithetical for
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`wrong kind of
`tition or to a hostile 5x
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`achieve an obiective: a spa
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`test. Combat most commonly implies an encounter {-
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`two armed persons or groups: “Alexander had up
`him, armed f01 combat” (Connop Thirlwam, Fi
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`refers to a clash involving individual adVCtSariag: i .
`he world boxing champio” a”
`scheduled between t
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`Usage Problem. Mn‘t
`con-flict-Ed [ken-flik tid) ad].
`pulses.
`by conflicting irn
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`conflict of interest 21., p
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`between the private interests and the public obligtit
`erson in an official position.
`nl fltfi-ans) n. La. A flowing tog.
`con-flu- ence (k6
`Or 'more streams.
`b. The point of juncture of so
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`C. The-combined stream formed by this luncturr. P.
`ering, flowing, or meeting together at one junclun
`n’flo—o-ant) adj, 1. Flowing [ogtllur
`con'flu- ent (k6
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`into one. 2. Fathol. Merging or running together s
`a mass, as sores in a rash. ~11. 1. One of two on
`fluent streams. Z. A tributary.
`[ME < Lat.
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`c6nfluent—, prpart. of confluere, to flow together
`+ fluerc, to flow; see bhleu~*.[
`n. A confluence. [< La!
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`con~flux (kon’ fluks')
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`p.part. of cfinfl
`con ‘ f0 ' cal (kon—fr‘)
`Used of a lens. — con- -f0rmed. -form-ing. Jenn:
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`con-form (ken—form') v.
`form or character, be simil
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`1. To correspond in
`or he in accord or agreement, comply. 5. To act
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`with current customs or modes. See Syns at adapt
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`bring into agreement or correspondence; male
`< Lat. conformfire, to shape after : com-, com-
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`shape I,< forma, shape).] —con~forml er n.
`con-form‘a-ble (ken-for, ms-bal) adj. i. Cones
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`flat. 2. Quick to comply; submissive. 3. Gaol. Of
`or being strata that are parallel to each other
`ruption. — con-form’a-billi-ty, con-form’i'
`— con-form! a-bly adv.
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`con-formal (ken-totlmsl) adj. 1. Math. 0i.
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`being a mapping in which all angles betwtcr
`curves remain unchanged. 2. Of or relating to
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`tion in which small areas are rendered with ml
`con ermdlls, similar : Lat. com-, com- + L9!-
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`con-for-mance (ksniotlmsns) n. Conformin-
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`con-for-ma~tion (kon’fsr-ma’shan) n.
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`forming or the state of being conformed. 2.1 u
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`outline of an item or entity, determined by Ii“:
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`its parts. 3. A symmetrical arrangemenl 0‘
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`thing. 4. A spatial arrangement of atom
`brought about by free rotation of the atom‘
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`chemical bond. — con'for-ma/tion-El
`ma’ tion'al-ly adv.
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`n. A person “ll“
`rules.
`con‘form-ist (ken-for! trust)
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`habitually conforms to the customs.
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`310011 # adj, Marked by conformity
`con-form‘i‘ty (kan—ffirImi—te) 11., Ljfles
`nt. 2. Action or
`form or character; agreeme
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`ondence with current customs, mksv °
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`con. found [
`tau, ~found'
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`become confused or
`-founds. i. To cause to
`3. To n18 '
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`fail to distinguish; mix
`ahash. 5
`worse, 4. To cause to be ashamed
`frustrate. b. Archaic. To brin
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`con-founded (kan—foun’did, ton.) W I
`dled. Z. Used as an intensive: 4 mil;
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`found’ed-ly adv. ~con-found’fdjne
`con-fra-tEr-ni'ty (kon’fia-tfirlm—te) 1'»
`ation of persons united in a C0
`[ME confratsmite < OFr. < M
`frater, colleague. See commol
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