confutantt (konfutant)

[L. confutan(t-)s, ppr. of confutare, confute: see confute, v.] One who confutes or undertakes to confute. Milton. confutation (kon-fū-tā'shon), n. [F. confu tation = Sp. confutacion = Pg. confutação = It. confutazione, His great pains in the confutation of Luther's books. Jer. Taylor, Rule of Conscience, Pref. A confutation of atheism from the frame of the world. Bentley. IMG:content-1052.png:[blocks in formation] Confutation of the person, in logic , an argumentum ad hominem; an argument directed against an opponent personally, and not pertinent to the question in dispute. Confutation of the person is done either by taunting, railing, rendering check for check, or by scorning-and that either by words or else by countenance, gesture, and confutative (kon-fu'ta-tiv), a. [L. confuta tus , pp. of confutare (see confute , v.), + -ive .] Adapted or designed to confute: as, a confuta confute (kon-fut'), v . t .; pret. and pp. confuted , ppr. confuting . [= F. confuter = Sp. Pg. con futar = It. confutare , tive argument. War burton. usually, put down by words, answer conclurepre , suppre , destroy, put down, silence; sively, refute; also, rarely, in appar. lit. sense, check a boiling liquid as by stirring it with a spoon (or, as some think, orig. by by pouring in cold water); We need not labour with so many arguments to confute judicial astrology. Sir T. Browne, Religio Medici, i. 18. It [the cistern) is elevated above the ground nine yards on the South and on the North, and within is said congee de défaut, or congé-défaut, dismi al by default or neglect to prosecute; nonsuit for default. - Congé d'élire or d'eslire [F., OF.; formerly without accent (so also in E.), conge d'elire, permi ion to choose: élire, OF. eslire, ring the penalties of a præmunire. In the hurry of his [James's] first parliament the Act of Mary which repealed the I. Edw. VI. c. 2, by which the congé d'eslire and the independent jurisdiction were abolished, was itself repealed. Stubbs , Medieval and Modern Hist., p. 327. congé (kôn-zhā'), n. [F., a particular use of congél , leave, as if departure, spring of the column from its base.] In arch . , same as apophyge . conge able (kon'je-a-bl), a. [ conge able (F. congéable ), permitted, congier , give leave: see congeel , v., and -able .] In law , done with permi ion; lawful; lawfully done: as, entry conge able . congeal (kon-jel'), v. [ congelen , congeler = Pr. Sp. Pg. congelar con gel are, con gel are , cause to freeze together, com- , together, + gelare , freeze, gelu , cold: see gelatin , gelid , jelly , etc., and chilli , = It. cold, cool.] I. trans. 1. To convert from a fluid to a solid state, especially through lo of heat, as water in freezing, or melted metal or wax in cooling; freeze, stiffen, harden, concrete, or clot. Lich unto slime which is congeled. Gower, Conf. Amant., II. 96. If they have not always a stream of tears at commandment, they take it for a sign of a heart congealed and hardened in sin. Hooker, Eccles. Polity, vi. 6. [The island of Sal] hath its name from the abundance of salt that is naturally congealed there, the whole island IMG:content-1053.png:[blocks in formation] Seeing too much sadne hath congeal'd your blood. Shak., T. of the S., Ind., ii. Here no hungry winter congeals our blood like the rivers. Long fellow , Evangeline, ii. 3. II. in trans. To grow hard, stiff, or thick; pa from a fluid to a solid state, especially as an effect of cold; harden; freeze. Molten lead when it beginneth to congeal . Bacon . When water congeals , the surface of the ice is smooth and level. T. Burnet, Theory of the Earth. confuted that opinion. Maundrell , Aleppo to Jerusalem, p. 51. 2. To prove (a person) to be wrong; convict of error by argument or proof. IMG:content-1054.png:[blocks in formation] Some, that have been zealously of the mind that the devils could in the shapes afflict other men, were terribly confuted by having their own shapes, and the shapes of their most intimate and valued friends, thus abused. C. Mather , Mag. Chris., ii. 13. 3t. To disable; put an end to; stop. [Rare.] Our chief doth salute thee, And lest the cold iron should chance to confute thee, He hath sent thee grant-parole by me. B. Jonson, The Devil is an A , v. 4. =Syn. Confute, Refute. See refute. gelable, The The state And yet this hot and subtile liquor I have found upon trial, purposely made, to be more easily congealable by cold than even common water. Boyle , Works, II. 493. congealablene (kon-jēl'a-bl-nes), n. quality of being congealable. Boyle . congealed ne (kon-jel'ed-nes), n . of being congealed. Dr. H. More. congealment (kon-jēl'ment), n. [ congeal + -ment.] 1. The act or proce of congealing; congelation.-24. That which is formed by congelation; a concretion; a clot. They with joyful tears Wash the congealment from your wounds. Shak., A. and C., iv. 8. extinction of an obligation or servitude by the fact that the two persons whose divided posit at i on; opposing argument. tion is requisite for the continuance of a debt become one person, for example, when one be- comes the heir of the other. Mackeldey . - Circle of least confusion, in physics , the section of the pencil of rays between the two focal lines in which the rays are most closely brought together-that is, the section which will, in the absence of a true focus, most nearly satisfy the conditions of such a focus. Tait . Syn. 1. Derangement, jumble, chaos, turmoil.-4. Perplexity, bewilderment, dis- traction, mortification. Ridiculous and false, below confute. Sir T. Browne , Vulg. Err., ii. 6. confutementt (kon-füt'ment), n. [ confute + -ment; = It. conf uta men to.] Confutation; disproof. An opinion held by some of the best among reformed writers without scandal or confutement . Milton , Tetrachord on. confuter (kon-fü'tėr), n. One who disproves or confutes. Milton . cong. A pharmaceutical abbreviation of con gius, a gallon of 6 pints. confusive (kon-fü'siv), a. [ confusive , adv., ignominiously.] Havcongelt, n. and v. An obsolete spelling of con- IMG:content-1055.png:[blocks in formation] geel. conge2+, n. [L. congius: see congius.] A gallon or congius. A tonne of two hundred congys suffise With poundes XII of pitche, and more or le e. Palladius , Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 183. congél (kôn-zhā'), n. [F., leave, leave to depart: see congeel .] Leave; permi ion or leave to depart; dismi al: as, the amba ador received his congé : same as, and now commonly used (as distinctly French) in place of, congeel . - Congé d'appel, in civil law , leave to appeal.-Congé = congeel (kon' or kun'jē), n. [Early mod. E. also congie, congy, conge; dismi al; congé. Clergye to Conscience no conge ye wolde take, But seide ful sobreliche "thow shalt se the tyme, Whan thow art wery for-walked wilne me to consaille." Piers Plowman (B), xiii. 202. IMG:content-1056.png:[blocks in formation] 2. An act of respect performed by persons on separating or taking leave; hence, a customary act of reverence or civility on other occasions; a bow or a courtesy. And with a lowly congé to the ground, The proudest lords salute me as I pa . congeel (kon'- or kun'jē), v. [Early mod. E. also congie , congy, conge; congier , congyer (= Pr. conjiar ; It. conge- dare, > F. congédier , give leave), depart, dis- mi ; from the noun: see congee1 , n. The verb congee , like the noun, pa ing out of vernacular use, took on for a time the form congé .] I.t trans. To give leave or command to depart; dismi ; take leave of. Excuse the, gif thow canst; I can namore seggen [say], For Conscience, acuseth the, to congey the for euere. Piers Plowman (B), iii. 173. Might not canary birds be naturalized to this climate, provided their eggs were put in the spring into the nests of some of their congeners , as goldfinches, greenfinches, .? Gilbert White, Nat. Hist. of Selborne, xii. Like its congeners , the garden-warbler and the white- throat, it [the black-capped warbler] sings with great em- phasis and strength. The Century, XXVII. 782. con gene racy (kon-jen'e-rā-si), n. [ -acy .] Similarity of nature; the fact of be- longing to the same kind or genus. [Rare.] They are ranged neither according to the merit, nor the con gene racy, of their conditions. Dr. H. More, Epistles to the Seven Churches, p. 172. congener at edt (kon-jen'e-rā-ted), a . [ con- + generate + -ed2.] Begotten together. Bailey . congeneric, congenerical (kon-je-ner'ik, -i- kal), a . [= Sp. congenérico ; as congener + -ic, -ical. Cf. generic.] Being of the same kind; specifically, in bot . and zool . , belonging to the same genus or nearly allied; being congeners. congenerous (kon-jen'e-rus), a . [As congener + -ous. Cf. generous.] 1. Of the same kind or nature; allied in origin or cause. Bodies of a congenerous nature. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err. Apoplexies and other congenerous diseases. 2. In bot . and zoöl . , same as congeneric .-3. In an at ., having the same physiological action; functioning together: applied to muscles which concur in the same action. [Rare.] congee-house (kon'je-hous), n. In India, a temporary regimental lockup: so called from the fact that congee is the principal diet of the inmates. congee-water (kon'jē-wa" tėr), n . Same as congee2 . said to be very anti dysenteric. conge lab let (kon-jēl'a-bl), a. [F. con gelable : see congealable .] An obsolete form of con- gealable. Arbuthnot . congelation (kon-jē-lā'shon), n . [= F. congé lati on = Pr. congelacio = Sp. conge lac i on = Pg. congelação = It. con gel azione , L.congelatio ( n- ) , conge lat us , congeal: see con- geal.] 1. The act or proce of congealing; the state of being congealed; the proce of pa ing, or the act of converting, from a fluid to a solid state; solidification; specifically, the proce of freezing or the state of being frozen. The capillary tubes are obstructed either by outward compre ion or congelation of the fluid. Arbuthnot , Aliments. quality of being of the same nature, or of be- longing to the same cla . Persuasive arguments, whose force and strength must lye in their con generousne and suitablene with the ancient ideas and inscriptions of truth upon our souls. congenetic (kon-je-net'ik), a . [= Sp.congénito , etc.; as con- + genetic .] Produced at the same time or by the same cause; alike in origin. The carboniferous surface presents a... slight slope from south to north; and the strata are traversed by a series of faults and congenetic monoclinal flexures, run- ning in north and south courses. Science, III. 327. congenial (kon-jēʼnial), a. [= F. congénial = Sp. Pg. congenial , com- , together, + genia- lis , genial: see genial . Cf. congeneric and con- genious.] 1. Partaking of the same nature or natural characteristics; kindred; like. To know God we must have within ourselves something congenial to Him. Channing, Perfect Life, p. 21. Hence-2. Suited or adapted in character or feeling; pleasing or agreeable; harmonious; sympathetic; companionable. Smit with the love of sister arts, we came And met congenial . Pope , To Mr. Jervas, 1. 14. Such as have a knowledge of the town may easily cla themselves with tempers congenial to their own. be those which are a oci- ated with their pursuits. I. D'Israeli , Lit. Char., p. 147. 3. Naturally suited or adapted; having fitne or correspondence; agreeable; pleasing: as, congenial work. H. Spencer , Prin. of Biol., § 67. One who is born with such congenital incapacity that nothing can make a gentleman of him. O. W. Holmes, Autocrat, ix. congenitally (kon-jen'i-tal-i), adv . In a con- genital manner; from birth. congenitet (kon-jen'it), a . [= Sp. congénito = Pg. It. congenito , produced together, of similar nature, con gen it us , born together with, con- genital, com- , together, + genitus , pp. of gignere , bear, produce: see genital , and cf. congenital .] Existing or implanted at birth; connate; con- genital. Many conclusions of moral and intellectual truths seem to be congenite with us. Sir M. Hale , Orig. of Mankind. But suppose that we were born with these congenite an- ticipations, and that they take root in our very faculties. Bp . Parker , Platonick Philos., p. 59. con geniture (kon-jen'i-tūr), n . [L. com- , to- gether, + genitura , birth: see geniture .] The birth of things at the same time. Bailey . congeont, n. Same as conjoun . Minsheu . conger1 (kong'ger), n. [Early mod. E. also cun- ger , cungar ; conger , also congrus , gonger, γόγγρος , a conger.] 1. The conger-eel. The Conger is a se fi he facioned like an ele, but they be moc he greter in quantyte. Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 233. Drown'd, drown'd at sea, man: by the next fresh conger That comes, we shall hear more. Beau. and Fl . , Scornful Lady, ii. 3. 2. [ cap .] [NL. (Cuvier, 1817).] A genus of fishes, of which the conger-eel is the type, ex- emplifying the family Congrida . See cut under conger-eel. (b) Correspondence; suitablene ; agreeablene . Painters and poets have always had a kind of conge- Sir H. Wotton , Elem. of Architecture. If congeniality of tastes could have made a marriage happy, that union should have been thrice ble ed. Motley. congeminationt (kon-jem-i-na's hon), n. [F. niality. congémin at i on = Pg. conge min ação , conge min at us , redouble, com- , together, + ge- minare, double: see gemination .] The act of doubling. Cotgrave. IMG:content-1057.png:[blocks in formation] con genialize (kon-je' nial-iz), v . t .; pret. and pp. con genialized , ppr. con genializing . [ conge- nial+ -ize .] To make congenial. Eclectic Rev. congenialne (kon-je'nial-nes), n . congeniality. [Rare.] congenioust (kon-je'nyus), a. [Irreg. com- , together, + genius , genius, for genus ( gener- ), kind: see genus . Cf. It. congeneo , cognate, and see congenial , congeneric .] Of the same kind; congeneric. In the blood thus drop'd there remains a spirit of life congenious to that in the body. Hales, Golden Remains, p. 288. mans, the eighth part of the amphora. The stand- ard congius of Vespas i an is extant in good preservation, It contains 3.377 liters, or 0.892 of a United States (old wine) gallon. Yet most authorities, on theoretical grounds, suppose a mistake to have been made in the construction of this standard, and that it ought to have contained only 3.275 liters, or 0.865 of a United States gallon. It has also been maintained that the construction of this standard marked an increase of 2 per cent. in the Roman measures of capacity. 2. In phar ., a gallon. conglaciatet (kon-gla's hi-at), v. i. [L. con- glaciatus , pp. of conglaciare , turn to ice, freeze up, glaciare , freeze, gla- cies , ice: see glacial .] To turn to ice; con- geal; freeze. No other doth properly con glaciate but water. Sir T. Browne , Vulg. Err., ii. 1. IMG:content-1058.png:[blocks in formation] conglobate (kon-gio'bāt or konglo-bat), v.; pret and conglobated Latino ppr. conglobating . [ com- , together, + globare , make round, globus , a ball: see globe .] Ι. trans. To collect or form into a ball; combine into one ma , especially a spherical ma . [Rare.] Johnson, Review of Four Letters from Newton. A "sweat" distilled from his sacred body as great and conglobated "as drops of blood." Jer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), I. 291. A mountain brook, And, on its gla y surface, specks of foam And conglobated bubbles undi olved, II. in trans. To a ume a round or roundish form; become united in one round ma . This may after conglobate into the form of an egg. IMG:content-1059.png:[blocks in formation] conglomerate (kon-glom'e-rat), a. and n. [= F. conglomérat , n., = Sp. Pg. con glomera do = It. con glomera to , p. a., conglomeratus , pp.: see the verb.] I. a. 1. Gathered into a ball or round body; collected or clustered together. The beams of light when they are multiplied and con- glomerate generate heat. Bacon , Nat. Hist. 2. In bot . , densely clustered.-3. In entom., gathered irregularly in one or more spots, in- stead of being distributed evenly over the sur- face: said of hairs, punctures, dots, etc.-4. Composed of heterogeneous or incongruous materials; conglomerated. The romantic Gothic era, whose genius was conglomer- ate of old and new. Stedman, Vict. Poets, p. 10. Conglomerate gland. See gland . - Conglomerate rock, in geol . , same as II., 1. IMG:content-1060.png:[blocks in formation] conglobate (kon-glo'bát), a. [L. con glob at us , pp.: see the verb.] Formed or gathered into a ball or a small spherical body; combined into Heaven's gifts, which do like falling stars appear Scatter'd in others, all, as in their sphere, Were fix'd, conglobate in his soul. Conglobate gland. See gland . - Conglobate infiores-ered; collection; accumulation. cence, a globular head of nearly se ile flowers. conglobation (kon-glō-bā'shon), n. [= F. con- glob at i on Sp. con glob a cion = Pg. conglobação = It. con glob azione , conglobatio ( n- ), globare , pp. con glob at us , gather into a ball: see conglobate, v.] 1. The act of forming or gath- ering into a ball.-2. A round body; a spheri- cal formation. In this spawn are discerned many specks, or little con- glob a tions . Sir T. Browne . conglobe (kon-glob'), v.; pret. and pp. con- globed , ppr. conglobing . [= F. conglober = Sp. Pg . conglobar = It. con glob are , con glob are , gather her into a ball: see conglobate , v.] I. trans. To gather into a ball; collect into a round ma . [Rare.] IMG:content-1061.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1062.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1063.png:[blocks in formation] themselves under water. conglomerate (kon-glom'e-rāt), v . t .; pret. and pp. conglomerated , ppr. conglomerating . [ conglomeratus , pp. of conglomerare (> It. con- glomerare = Sp. Pg. conglomerar = F.conglomé- rer ), roll together, wind up, heap together, glomerare , gather into a ball, glomus ( glomer- ), a ball, a clue: see glomer- ate.] 1. To gather into a ball or round body; collect into a round ma . The silkworm conglomerating her both funeral and Dr. H. More, Immortality of the Soul, iii. 13. = Sp. Pg. conglutinar = F. conglutiner ), glue together, com- , together, + glut in are , glue, gluten ( glut in- ), glue: see gluten , glue .] I. trans. To glue together; unite by some glut i- nous or tenacious substance; reunite by adhe- sion; cement. In many the bones have had their broken parts Boyle , Works, II. 195. conglutinate