Grief, sorrow.

CoNDENSE,kön-dẻnse.a. Thick, dense. CONDENSER, kốn dẻn’sur. s. A vessel,

wherein to crowd the air. CONDENSITY, kôn-den’sẻ-tẻ. S. The state of being condensed. TO CONDESCEND, kôn-de-send'. v. n. To depart from the privileges of superiority; to consent to do more than mere justice can require; to stoop, to bend, to yield. CONDESCENDENCE, kin-dè-sẻndense. s. Voluntary submission. CONDESCENDINGLY, kôn-de-send'ing-le. ad. By way of voluntary humiliation; by way of kind concession.

CONDESCENSION, kin-dè sẻnshủn. s.

Voluntary humiliation, descent from superiority.-See To COLLECT. CONDESCENSIVE,

Courteous.

kon-de-sên'siv.

a.

Suita

Suita

CoNDIGN, kin-dine’. a. (385). ble, deserved, merited. CONDIGNNESS, kôn-dine'nės. s. bleness, agreeableness to deserts. CONDIGNLY, kôn-dine'iè. ad. Deservedly, according to merit. CONDIMENT, kôn’dẻ-ment. s. Seasoning, sauce.

CONDISCIPLE, kôn-dis-si'pl. s. A schoolfellow.

TO CONDITE, kôn-dite'. v. a. To pickle, to preserve by salts. CONDITION, hồn-dish’ủn. s. Quality, that by which any thing is denominated good or bad; natural quality of the mind, temper, temperament; state, circumstances; rank; stipulation, terms of compact. CONDITIONAL, kön-dishin-il. a. By way of stipulation, not absolute. CONDITIONALITY, kôn-dish-e-ô-nâl'è-tè. S. Limitation by certain terms. CONDITIONALLY, kôn-dish'ůn-âl-e. ad. With certain limitations, on particular

terms.

CONDITIONARY, kon-dish'un-â-rè. a. Stipulated.

CONDITIONATE, kôn-dish'e-o-nåte. a. Established on certain terms. CONDITIONED, kôn-dish'ünd. a. Haying qualities or properties good or bad. TO CONDOLE, kôn-dỏle'. v. n. To la

ment with those that are in misfortune.

for the sorrows of another.

CoNDOLER, kön-dò′lur. s. One that come pliments another upon his misfortunes. CONDONATION, kôn dồ nàshun. s. A pardoning, a forgiving.

To CoNDUCE, kỗn-duse’. v. n. To pro

mote an end, to contribute to. CONDUCIBLE, kôn-du'sè-bl. a. Having the power of conducing. CONDUCIBLENESS, kon-du'sè-bl-nès. s. The quality of contributing to any end. CONDUCIVE, Kôn-dů'siv. a. That which may contribute to any end. CONDUCIVENESS, kön-du'siv-nès. Th quality of conducing.

S.

CONDUCT, kindukt. s. (492). Management, economy; the act of leading troops; convoy; a warrant by which a convoy is appointed; behaviour, regular life. To CONDUCT, kôn-důkť. v. a. Το lead, to direct, to accompany in order to show the way; to attend in civility; to manage, as to conduct an affair; to head

meat.

League, union, engagement. TO CONFEDERATE, kon-fêd'êr-åte. v. a. (91). To join in a league, to unite, to ally. TO CONFEDERATE, kon-fêd'êr-åte. v. n. To league, to unite in a league. CONFEDERATE, kôn-fèd'èr-åte. a. (91). United in a league.

CONFEDERATE, kôn- fêd'êr-åte. s. One

who engages to support another, an ally. CONFEDERATION, kon-fêd-ér-a'shun. s. League, alliance.

To CoNFER, kön-fer. v. n To discourse with another upon a stated subject, to conduce to.

Dr. Kenrick says, this word is sometimes, but improperly accented on the first syllable; but it may be observed, that this impropriety is become so universal, that not one who has the least pretension to politeness dares to pronounce it otherwise. It is, indeed, to be regretted, that we are so fond of Latin originals as entirely to neglect our own; for this word can now have the accent on the second syllable, only when it means one who confesses his crimes: a sense in which it is scarcely ever used. Mr. Sheridan and Entick have the accent on the first syllable of this word, Mr. Scott on the first and second; Dr. Johnson, Mr. Perry, Buchanan, W. Johnston, Ash, Bailey, and Smith, on the se cond: but notwithstanding this weight of authority, the best usage is certainly on

the other side.

Dr. Kenrick tells us, that this is a poetical word for Confessed: and, indeed, we frequently find it so written by Pope and others:

"This clue thus found unravels all the rest;

pare; to give, to bestow. CONFERENCE, kôn'fer-ense. s. (503). Formal discourse, oral discussion of any question; an appointed meeting for discussing some point; comparison. In this last sense little used. CONFERRER, kön-fernr.s. He that confers; he that bestows. To CONFESS, kôn-fes'. v. a. To acknowledge a crime; to disclose the state of the conscience to the priest; to hear the confession of a penitent, as a priest; to own, to avow; to grant. To CoNFEss kin-fés. v. n.

To make

confession, as he is gone to the priest to confess.

CONFESSEDLY, kön-fes’sed-lẻ. ad. (364).

Avowedly, indisputably. CONFESSION kön-fěsh’ủn. S. The acknowledgment of a crime; the act of disburdening the conscience to a priest; a formulary in which the articles of faith are comprised.

CONFESSIONAL, kön-féshin-ất. s. The seat in which the confessor sits. CONFESSIONARY, kön-fẻshủn-a-rẻ.

S.

The seat where the priest sits to hear confessions.

CONFESSOR, kinfěs-sur. s. One who makes profession of his faith in the face of danger; he that hears confessions, and prescribes penance; he who confesses his crimes!

"confest."

But that this is a mere compliance with the prejudices of the eye, and that there is not the least necessity for departing from the common spelling, see Principles of English Pronunciation, No. 360. CONFESTLY, kin-fëst’lễ. ad. Indisputably; properly CONFESSEDLY. (364). CONFIDANT, kôn-fè-dânt'. s. A person trusted with private affairs.

This word, very unlike most others from the same source, has been made to alterits French orthography, in order to approach a little nearer to the English pronunciation of it. Some affected speakers on the stage pronounce the first syllable like cone, as it is marked in the first edition of Mr. Sheridan's Dictionary; and this is perfectly of a piece with the affectation which has altered the spelling of the last. By Dryden and South, as quoted by Dr. Johnson, we find this word spelled like the adjective confident; and it is more than probable that its French pronunciation is but of late date; but so universal is its use at present, that a greater mark of rusticity cannot be giv. en than to place the accent on the first syllable, and to pronounce the last dent instead of dant.

To CONFIDE, kôn-fide'. v. n. To trust in. CONFIDENCE, kôn'fe-dénse. s. Firm belief of another; trust in his own abilities or fortune; vicious boldness, opposed to Y

kon-fé-dén'shál-lé.

ad. In a confidential manner. CONFIDENTLY, kôn'fè-dént-lè. ad. Without doubt, without fear; with firm trust; positively, dogmatically. CONFIDENTNESS, kôn'fe-dênt-nės.

Assurance.

S.

CONFIGURATION, kön-fig-u-ra’shun. s. The form of the various parts, adapted to each other; the face of the horoscope. To CONFIGURE, kön-figure. v. 2. To dispose into any form. CoNFINE, kinfine. s. (140) (492). Common boundary, border, edge.

Dr. Johnson tells us, that the substantive confine was formerly pronounced with the accent on the last syllable. The examples, however, which he gives us from the poets, prove only that it was accented both ways. But, indeed, it is highly probable that this was the case; for instances are numerous of the propensity of latter pronunciation to place the accent higher than formerly; and when by this accentuation a noun is distinguished from a verb, it is supposed to have its use.-See BowL. To CONFINE, kön-fine. v. n.

To border upon, to touch on different territories. TO CONFINE, kôn-fine'. v. a. To limit; to imprison; to restrain, to tie up to. CONFINELESS, kön-fineles. a. Bound

less, unlimited.

S.

The act of establishing any thing or per

son; evidence, additional proof; an ecclesiastical rite.

An

a.

CONFIRMATOR, kôn-fêr-må'tår. s.
attester, he that puts a matter past doubt.
CONFIRMATORY, Kôn-fërm'á-tür-é.
Giving additional testimony.-See Do-
MESTICK. (512).
CONFIRMEDNESS, kôn-fèrm'êd-nès. s.
Confirmed state.

This word ought to be added to those taken notice of Prin. No. (365). CONFIRMER, Kôn-fèrm’ůr. s.

One that confirms, an attester, an establisher. CONFISCABLE, kôn-fis'kå-bl. a. Liable to forfeiture.

TO CONFISCATE, kôn-fis'kåte. v. a. To transfer private property to the publick, by way of penalty. CONFISCATE, kôn-fis'kåte. a. Transferred to the publick as forfeit."

Dr. Kenrick blames Dr. Johnson for accenting this word on the second syllable, when the example he brings from Shakspeare accents it on the first; but it may be observed, that as the verb ought to have the accent on the second syllable, the adjective, which is derived from it, ought to have the accent on the same syllable likewise; and the example from Shakspeare must be looked upon as a poetical license. CONFISCATION, kôn-fis-ka'shun. s. The act of transferring the forfeited goods of criminals to publick use. One conCONFITENT, kôn'fè-tent. s. fessing.

CONFITURE, kôn'fè-tshure. s. (461). A sweetmeat, a confection.

To CONFIX, kôn-fiks'. v. a. To fix down.
CONFLAGRANT, kôn-flå'grant. a. In-
volved in a general fire.
CONFLAGRATION, kon-flâ-grå'shûn. s.

A general fire: it is taken for the fire which shall consume this world at the consummation. CONFLATION, kôn-flà'shûn. s. The act of blowing many instruments together; a casting or melting of metal. CONFLEXURE, kon-flêk'shure. s. (452). A bending.

To CoNFLICT, kon-flikt'. v. n. To contest, to struggle. CONFLICT, konflikt. s. (492). A violent collision, or opposition; a combat, strife, contention; struggle, agony.

CONFLUENCE, kon'flu-ense. S. The junction or union of several streams; the act of crowding to a place; a concourse; a multitude.