Consolidated
Con‐sol″i‐da′ted (?), p. p. & a. 1. Made solid, hard, or compact; united; joined; solidified.The Aggregate Fund... consisted of a great variety of taxes and surpluses of taxes a...
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Consolidation
Con‐sol′i‐da″tion (?), n. [L. consolidatio a confirming: cf. F. consolidation.] 1. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated;...
Consolidative
Con‐sol″i‐da‐tive (?), a. [Cf. F. consolidatif.] Tending or having power to consolidate; healing.
Consoling
Con‐sol″ing (?), a. Adapted to console or comfort; cheering; as, this is consoling news.
Consols
Con″sols (? or �; 277), n. pl. [A contraction of consolidated (annuities).] The leading British funded government security.☞ A considerable part of the public debt of Great Brit...
Consommé
‖Con′som′m″é (?), n. [F., lit. p. p. of consommer to finish.] (Cookery) A clear soup or bouillion boiled down so as to be very rich.
Consonance
{ Con″so‐nance (?), Con″so‐nan‐cy (?) }, n. [L. consonantia: cf. F. consonnance.] 1. (Mus.) Accord or agreement of sounds produced simultaneously, as a note with its third, fift...
Consonant
Con″so‐nant (?), a. [L. consonans, -antis; p. pr. of consonare to sound at the same time, agree; con- + sonare to sound: cf. F. consonnant. See Sound to make a noise.] 1. Having...
Consonant (2)
Con″so‐nant, n. [L. consonans, -antis.] An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of the spoken alphabet...
Consonantal
Con′so‐nan″tal (?), a. Of the nature of a consonant; pertaining to consonants.
Consonantize
Con″so‐nant‐ize (?), v. t. To change into, or use as, a consonant. “The vowel is consonantized, that is, made closer in position.” Peile.
Consonantly
Con″so‐nant‐ly, adv. In a consonant, consistent, or congruous manner; agreeably.
Consonantness
Con″so‐nant‐ness, n. The quality or condition of being consonant, agreeable, or consistent.
Consonous
Con″so‐nous (?), a. [L. consonus. See Consonant.] Agreeing in sound; symphonious.
Consopiation
Con‐so′pi‐a″tion (?), n. The act of sleeping, or of lulling, to sleep. Pope.
Consopite
Con″so‐pite (kŏn″sō̍‐pīt), a. [L. consopitus, p. p. of consopire.] Lulled to sleep. Dr. H. More.
Consopite (2)
Con″so‐pite, v. t. To lull to sleep; to quiet; to compose.The operation of the masculine faculties of the soul were, for a while, well slacked and consopited.Dr. H. More.
Consort
Con″sort (kŏn″sôrt), n. [L. consore, -sortis; con- + sors lot, fate, share. See Sort.] 1. One who shares the lot of another; a companion; a partner; especially, a wife or husban...
Consort (2)
Con‐sort″ (kŏn‐sôrt″), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Consorted; p. pr. & vb. n.Consorting.] To unite or to keep company; to associate; — used with with.Which of the Grecian chiefs consorts...
Consort (3)
Con‐sort″, v. t. 1. To unite or join, as in affection, harmony, company, marriage, etc.; to associate.He with his consorted Eve.Milton.For all that pleasing is to living earsWas...
Consortable
Con‐sort″a‐ble (kŏn‐sôrt″ȧ‐b'l), a. Suitable for association or companionship. Sir H. Wotton.
Consortion
Con‐sor″tion (kŏn‐sôr″shŭn), n. [L. consortio.] Fellowship; association; companionship. Sir T. Browne.
Consortship
Con″sort‐ship (kŏn″sôrt‐shĭp), n. The condition of a consort; fellowship; partnership. Hammond.
Consound
Con″sound (–sound), n. [Corrupted fr. F. consoude, fr L. consolida comfrey (so called because supposed to have healing power); con- + solidus solid, consolidare to make solid. C...
Conspecific
Con′spe‐cif″ic (kŏn′spē̍‐sĭf″ĭk), a. Of the same species.
Conspectuity
Con′spec‐tu″i‐ty (–spĕk‐tū″ĭ‐ty̆), n.; pl.Conspectuities (–tĭz). The faculty of seeing; sight; eye. [A word of Menenius's making. Coriolanus ii. 1.] Shak.
Conspectus
Con‐spec″tus (kŏn‐spĕk″tŭs), n. A general sketch or outline of a subject; a synopsis; an epitome.