CONFRONTATION
CONFRONTATION, noun The act of bringing two persons into the presence of each other for examination and discovery of truth.
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CONFRONTED
CONFRONTED, participle passive Set face to face, or in opposition; brought into the presence of.
CONFRONTING
CONFRONTING, participle present tense Setting or standing face to face, or in opposition, or in presence of.
CONFUSE
CONFUSE, verb transitive [Latin See Confound.]1. To mix or blend things, so that they cannot be distinguished.Stunning sounds and voices all confused.Every battle of the warrior...
CONFUSED
CONFUSED, participle passive1. Mixed; blended, so that the things or persons mixed cannot be distinguished.Some cried one thing, and some another; for the assembly was confused ...
CONFUSEDLY
CONFUSEDLY, adverb In a mixed mass; without order or separation; indistinctly; not clearly; tumultuously; with agitation of mind; without regularity or system.
CONFUSEDNESS
CONFUSEDNESS, noun A state of being confused; want of order, distinction or clearness.The cause of the confusedness of our notions is want of attention.
CONFUSION
CONFUSION, noun1. In a general sense, a mixture of several things promiscuously; hence, disorder; irregularity; as the confusion of tongues at Babel.2. Tumult; want of order in ...
CONFUTABLE
CONFUTABLE, adjective [See Confute.] That may be confuted, disproved or overthrown; that may be shown to be false, defective or invalid; as, an argument or a course of reasoning...
CONFUTANT
CONFUTANT, noun One who confutes or undertakes to confute.
CONFUTATION
CONFUTATION, noun The act of confuting, disproving, or proving to be false, or invalid; refutation; overthrow; as of arguments, opinions, reasoning, theory, or error.
CONFUTE
CONFUTE, verb transitive [Latin]1. To disprove; to prove to be false, defective or invaled; to overthrow; as, to confute arguments, reasoning, theory, error.2. To prove to be wr...
CONFUTED
CONFUTED, participle passive Disproved; proved to be false, defective or unsound; overthrown by argument, fact or proof.
CONFUTER
CONFUTER, noun One who disproves, or confutes.
CONFUTING
CONFUTING, participle present tense Disproving; proving to be false, defective or invalid; overthrowing by argument or proof.
CONGE
CONGE, noun [Latin]1. Leave; farewell; parting ceremony.2. The act of respect performed at the parting of friends. Hence, the customary act of civility, on other occasions; a bo...
CONGEAL
CONGEAL, verb transitive [Latin, to freeze, has the elements of cool, but it may be a different word.]1. To change from a fluid to a solid sate, as by cold, or a loss of heat, a...
CONGEALABLE
CONGEALABLE, adjective That may be congealed; capable of being converted from a fluid to a solid state.
CONGEALED
CONGEALED, participle passive Converted into ice, or a solid mass, by the loss of heat or other process; concreted.
CONGEALING
CONGEALING, participle present tense Changing from a liquid to a solid state; concreting.
CONGEALMENT
CONGEALMENT, noun A clot or concretion; that which is formed by congelation. Also, congelation.
CONGELATION
CONGELATION, noun [Latin] The process of passing, or the act of converting, from a fluid to a solid state; or the state of being congealed; concretion. It differ from crystaliza...
CONGENER
CONGENER, noun [Latin, kind, race.] A thing of the same kind or nature.The cherry tree has been often grafted on the laurel, to which it is a congenerCONGENER, CONGENEROUS, adje...
CONGENERACY
CONGENERACY, noun Similarity of origin.
CONGENERIC
CONGENERIC, adjective Being of the same kind or nature.
CONGENEROUSNESS
CONGENEROUSNESS, noun The quality of being from the same original, or of belonging to the same class.
CONGENIAL
CONGENIAL, adjective [Latin See Generate.]1. Partaking of the same genus, kind or nature; kindred; cognate; as congenial souls.2. Belonging to the nature; natural; agreeable to ...