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con

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noun (1)

: something (such as a ruse) used deceptively to gain another's confidence
He knew too much about con to fall for that one … Herbert Gold
also : a confidence game : swindle

con

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verb (1)

conned; conning

transitive verb

1
: swindle
accused of conning retirees out of their savings
2
: manipulate sense 2b
He conned his way into the job.
3
: persuade, cajole
conned her into volunteering

con

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noun (2)

con

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noun (3)

plural cons
informal
: convention sense 2b
a comic book con
Now, such gatherings as the Further Confusion convention in San Jose, California, and Anthrocon in Philadelphia, attract more than 1,000 furry hobbyists apiece. (The Midwest FurFest is a smaller "con," with about 400 attending.) George Gurley

con

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noun (4)

1
: an argument or evidence in opposition
2
: the negative position or one holding it
an appraisal of the pros and cons

con

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adverb

: on the negative side : in opposition
so much has been written pro and con

con

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adjective

: confidence
a con artist
a con game

con

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verb (2)

conned; conning

transitive verb

1
: to commit to memory
conned the poem
2
: to study or examine closely
Clare regarded her attentively, conned the characters of her face as if they had been hieroglyphics. Thomas Hardy

con

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noun (5)

slang
: a destructive disease of the lungs
especially : tuberculosis

con

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verb (3)

less common spelling of conn

transitive verb

: to conduct or direct the steering of (a vessel, such as a ship)

con

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abbreviation

1
consolidated
2
[Latin conjunx] consort
3
consul
4
continued

con-

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prefix

see com-

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

derivative of con entry 7

Verb (1)

derivative of con entry 1 or con entry 7

Noun (2)

by shortening

Noun (3)

by shortening

Noun (4)

derivative of con entry 6

Adverb

short for Latin contrā "opposite, against," in the phrase pro and contra — more at counter entry 3

Adjective

by shortening

Verb (2)

Middle English connen to know, learn, study, alteration of cunnen to know, infinitive of can — more at can entry 1

Noun (5)

short for consumption

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1901, in the meaning defined above

Verb (1)

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1893, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1940, in the meaning defined above

Noun (4)

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1889, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (5)

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of con was in the 13th century

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