Webster's Dictionary 1913

6724

Confucian

Con‐fu″cian (?), a. Of, or relating to, Confucius, the great Chinese philosopher and teacher. — n. A Confucianist.

6725

Confucianism

Con‐fu″cian‐ism (?), n. The political morality taught by Confucius and his disciples, which forms the basis of the Chinese jurisprudence and education. It can hardly be called a...

6726

Confucianist

Con‐fu″cian‐ist, n. A follower of Confucius; a Confucian. S. W. Williams.

6727

Confus

Con‐fus (?), a. [F. See Confuse, a.] Confused, disturbed. Chaucer.

6728

Confusability

Con‐fus′a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. Capability of being confused.

6729

Confusable

Con‐fus″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being confused.

6730

Confuse

Con‐fuse″ (?), a. [F. confus, L. confusus, p. p. of confundere. See Confound.] Mixed; confounded. Baret.

6731

Confuse (2)

Con‐fuse″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Confused (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Confusing.] 1. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render...

6732

Confusedly

Con‐fus″ed‐ly (?), adv. In a confused manner.

6733

Confusedness

Con‐fus″ed‐ness, n. A state of confusion. Norris.

6734

Confusely

Con‐fuse″ly (?), adv. Confusedly; obscurely.

6735

Confusion

Con‐fu″sion (?), n. [F. confusion, L. confusio.] 1. The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult.The co...

6736

Confusive

Con‐fu″sive (?), a. Confusing; having a tendency to confusion. Bp. Hall.

6737

Confutable

Con‐fut″a‐ble (?), a. That may be confuted.A conceit... confutable by daily experience.Sir T.Browne.

6738

Confutant

Con‐fut″ant (?), n. [L. confutans, p. pr. of confutare.] One who undertakes to confute. Milton.

6739

Confutation

Con′fu‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. confutatio: cf. F. confutation.] The act or process of confuting; refutation. “For the edification of some and the confutation of others.” Bp. Horne.

6740

Confutative

Con‐fut″a‐tive (?), a. Adapted or designed to confute. Bp. Warburton

6741

Confute

Con‐fute (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Confuted; p. pr. & vb. n.Confuting.] [L. confutare to chek (a boiling liquid), to repress, confute; con- + a root seen in futis a water vessel),...

6742

Confutement

Con‐fute″ment (?), n. Confutation. Milton.

6743

Confuter

Con‐fut″er (?), n. One who confutes or disproves.

6744

Cong

Cong (?), n.(Med.) An abbreviation of Congius.

6745

Conge

Con″ge (?), v. i. [Imp. & p. p. Congeed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Congeing.] [OF. congier, congeer, F. congédier, fr. congé. See Congé, n.] To take leave with the customary civilities...

6746

Congé

‖Con′gé″ (kôN′zhā̍″; E. kŏn″jē; 277), n. [F., leave, permission, fr. L. commeatus a going back and forth, a leave of absence, furlough, fr. commeare, -meatum, to go and come; co...

6747

Congeable

Con″ge‐a‐ble (?), a.(O. Eng. Law) Permissible; done lawfully; as, entry congeable.

6748

Congeal

Con‐geal″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Congealed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Congealing.] [F. congeler, L. congelare, -gelatumn; con- + gelare to freeze, gelu frost. See Gelid.] 1. To change...

6749

Congeal (2)

Con‐geal″, v. i. To grow hard, stiff, or thick, from cold or other causes; to become solid; to freeze; to cease to flow; to run cold; to be chilled.Lest zeal, now melted...Cool ...

6750

Congealable

Con‐geal″a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. congelable.] Capable of being congealed. — Con‐geal″a‐ble‐ness, n.