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Conduction (kŏndŭkshŭn), n. [L. conductio a bringing together: cf. F. conduction.] 1. The act of leading or guiding. Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. The act of training up. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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3. (Physics) Transmission through, or by means of, a conductor; also, conductivity.
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[The] communication [of heat] from one body to another when they are in contact, or through a homogenous body from particle to particle, constitutes conduction. Amer. Cyc.
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Conductive (-dŭktĭv), a. Having the quality or power of conducting; as, the conductive tissue of a pistil.
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The ovarian walls . . . are seen to be distinctly conductive. Goodale (Gray's Bot. ).
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Conductivity (kŏndŭktĭvĭt�), n. The quality or power of conducting, or of receiving and transmitting, as heat, electricity, etc.; as, the conductivity of a nerve.
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Coloq. Thermal conductivity (Physics), the quantity of heat that passes in unit time through unit area of a plate whose thickness is unity, when its opposite faces differ in temperature by one degree. J. D. Everett. -- Coloq. Thermometic conductivity (Physics), the thermal conductivity when the unit of heat employed is the heat required to raise a unit volume of the substance one degree.
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Conductor (kŏndŭktẽr), n. [LL., a carrier, transporter, L., a lessee.] 1. One who, or that which, conducts; a leader; a commander; a guide; a manager; a director.
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Zeal, the blind conductor of the will. Dryden.
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2. One in charge of a public conveyance, as of a railroad train or a street car. [U. S.]
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3. (Mus.) The leader or director of an orchestra or chorus.
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4. (Physics) A substance or body capable of being a medium for the transmission of certain forces, esp. heat or electricity; specifically, a lightning rod.
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5. (Surg.) A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, as lithontriptic forceps, etc.; a director.
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6. (Arch.) Same as .
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Coloq. Prime conductor (Elec.), the largest conductor of an electrical machine, serving to collect, accumulate, or retain the electricity.
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Conductory (?), a. [LL. conductorius.] Having the property of conducting. [R.]
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Conductress (?), n. A woman who leads or directs; a directress.
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Conduit (? or ?; 277), n. [F., fr. LL. conductus escort, conduit. See .] 1. A pipe, canal, channel, or passage for conveying water or fluid.
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All the conduits of my blood froze up. Shak.
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This is the fountain of all those bitter waters, of which, through a hundred different conduits, we have drunk. Burke.
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2. (Arch.) (a) A structure forming a reservoir for water. Oxf. Gloss.

(b) A narrow passage for private communication.
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Conduit system. (Elec.) A system of electric traction, esp. for light railways, in which the actuating current passes along a wire or rail laid in an underground conduit, from which the current is “picked up” by a plow or other device fixed to the car or electric locomotive. Hence Conduit railway.
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Conduplicate (?), a. [L. conduplicatus, p. p. of conduplicare. See .] (Bot.) Folded lengthwise along the midrib, the upper face being within; -- said of leaves or petals in vernation or æstivation.
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Conduplication (?), n. [L. conduplicatio.] A doubling together or folding; a duplication. [R.]
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Condurango (?), n. (Med.) See .
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Condurrite (?), n. (Min.) A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide, from the Condurra mine in Cornwall, England.
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Condylar (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a condyle.
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Coloq. Condylar foramen (Anat.), a formen in front of each condyle of the occipital bone; -- sometimes called the anterior condylar foramen when a second, or posterior, foramen is present behind the condyle, as often happens in man.
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Condyle (? or ?), n. [L. condylus knuckle, joint, Gr. kondylos: cf. F. condyle.] (Anat.) A bony prominence; particularly, an eminence at the end of a bone bearing a rounded articular surface; -- sometimes applied also to a concave articular surface.
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Condyloid (?), a. [Condyle + -oid: cf. F. condyloïde.] (Anat.) Shaped like or pertaining to a condyle.
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{ Condyloma (-lōmȧ), Condylome (-lōm) }, n.; pl. Condylomata (#) or (#), E. Condylomes (-lōmz). [NL. condyloma, fr. Gr. �, from kondylos knuckle. See .] (Med.) A wartlike new growth on the outer skin or adjoining mucous membrane.
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☞ There are two kinds of condylomata, the pointed and the broad, the latter being of syphilitic origin.
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Condylopod (?), n. [Gr. kondylos knuckle (or joint) + -pod.] (Zoöl.) An arthropod.
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Cone (kōn?), n. [L. conus cone (in sense 1), Gr. kw^nos; akin to Skr. çana whetstone, L. cuneus wedge, and prob. to E. hone. See , n.] 1. (Geom.) A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right-angled triangle about one of the sides adjacent to the right angle; -- called also a right cone. More generally, any solid having a vertical point and bounded by a surface which is described by a straight line always passing through that vertical point; a solid having a circle for its base and tapering to a point or vertex.
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2. Anything shaped more or less like a mathematical cone; as, a volcanic cone, a collection of scoriæ around the crater of a volcano, usually heaped up in a conical form.
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Now had Night measured with her shadowy cone
Half way up hill this vast sublunar vault. Milton.
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3. (Bot.) The fruit or strobile of the Coniferæ, as of the pine, fir, cedar, and cypress. It is composed of woody scales, each one of which has one or two seeds at its base.
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4. (Zoöl.) A shell of the genus Conus, having a conical form.
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Coloq. Cone of rays (Opt.), the pencil of rays of light which proceed from a radiant point to a given surface, as that of a lens, or conversely. -- Coloq. Cone pulley . See in the Vocabulary. -- Coloq. Oblique cone or Coloq. Scalene cone , a cone of which the axis is inclined to the plane of its base. -- Coloq. Eight cone . See , 1.
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Cone (kōn), v. t. To render cone-shaped; to bevfl like whe circwlar segoent of a cone; as, to cone the tires of car wheels.
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Cone clutch. (Mach.) A friction clutch with conical bearing surfaces.
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Coneflower (?), n. 1. Any plant of the genus Rudbeckia; -- so called from the cone-shaped disk of the flower head. They are cultivated for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent central cones. Also, any plant of the related genera Ratibida and Brauneria, the latter usually known as purple coneflower.
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2. any of various perennials of eastern US having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center.
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Cone-in-cone (?), a. (Geol.) Consisting of a series of parallel cones, each made up of many concentric cones closely packed together; -- said of a kind of structure sometimes observed in sedimentary rocks.
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Coneine (? or ?; 104), n. (Chem.) See .

conenose, cone-nose, n. A large bloodsucking hemipterous insect of the family Reduviidæ, often found in houses, esp. in the southern and western United States. It bites severely, and is one of the species called kissing bugs. It is also called big bedbug.
Syn. -- cone-nosed bug, conenose bug, big bedbug, kissing bug.
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{ Conepate (kōn�pāt), Conepatl (-păt'l) }, n. [Mexican conepatl and epatl.] (Zoöl.) The skunk.
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Cone pulley (?). A pulley for driving machines, etc., having two or more parts or steps of different diameters; a pulley having a conical shape.
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conessi n. a tropical Asian tree (Holarrhena pubescens or Holarrhena antidysenterica) with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea.
Syn. -- ivory tree, kurchi, kurchee, Holarrhena pubescens, Holarrhena antidysenterica.
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{ Conestoga wagon or Conestoga wain (?) }. [From Conestoga, Pennsylvania.] A kind of large broad-wheeled wagon, usually covered, for traveling in soft soil and on prairies.
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Coney (? or ?), n. 1. (Zoöl.) A rabbit. See .
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2. (Zoöl.) A fish. See .
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Confab (?), n. [Contr. from confabulation.] Familiar talk or conversation. [Colloq.]
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Confabulate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Confabulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Confabulating.] [L. confabulatus, p. p. of confabulary, to converse together; con- + fabulary to speak, fr. fabula. See .] To talk familiarly together; to chat; to prattle.
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I shall not ask Jean Jaques Rousseau
If birds confabulate or no. Cowper.
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Confabulation (?), n. [L. confabulatio.] Familiar talk; easy, unrestrained, unceremonious conversation.
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Friends' confabulations are comfortable at all times, as fire in winter. Burton.
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Confabulatory (?), a. Of the nature of familiar talk; in the form of a dialogue. Weever.
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Confalon (?), n. [F. See .] (R. C. Ch.) One of a fraternity of seculars, also called Penitents.
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Confarreation (?), n. [L. confarreatio, fr. confarreare to marry; con- + farreum (sc. libum cake) a spelt cake, fr. farreus made of spelt, fr. far a sort of grain.] (Antiq.) A form of marriage among the Romans, in which an offering of bread was made, in presence of the high priest and at least ten witnesses.
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Confated (?), p. a. Fated or decreed with something else. [R.] A. Tucker.
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Confect (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confected; p. pr. & vb. n. Confecting.] [L. confectus, p. p. of conficere to prepare. See .] 1. To prepare, as sweetmeats; to make a confection of. [Obs.]
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Saffron confected in Cilicia. W. Browne.
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2. To construct; to form; to mingle or mix. [Obs.]
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Of this were confected the famous everlasting lamps and tapers. Sir T. Herbert.
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[My joys] are still confected with some fears. Stirling.
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Confect (?), n. A comfit; a confection. [Obs.]
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At supper eat a pippin roasted and sweetened with sugar of roses and caraway confects. Harvey.
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Confection (?), n. [F., fr. L. confectio.] 1. A composition of different materials. [Obs.]
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A new confection of mold. Bacon.
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2. A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat.
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Certain confections . . . are like to candied conserves, and are made of sugar and lemons. Bacon.
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3. A composition of drugs. Shak.
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4. (Med.) A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey.
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☞ The pharmacopœias formerly made a distinction between conserves (made of fresh vegetable substances and sugar) and electuaries (medicinal substances combined with sirup or honey), but the distinction is now abandoned and all are called confections.
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Confectionary (?), n. [Cf. LL. confectionaris a pharmacist.] A confectioner. [Obs.]
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He will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks. 1 Sam. viii. 13.
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Confectionary, a. Prepared as a confection.
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The biscuit or confectionary plum. Cowper.
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Confectioner (?), n. 1. A compounder. [Obs.]
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Canidia Neapolitana was confectioner of unguents. Haywood.
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2. One whose occupation it is to make or sell confections, candies, etc.
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Confectioners' sugar. A highly refined sugar in impalpable powder, esp. suited to confectioners' uses.
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Confectionery (?), n. 1. Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies.
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2. A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are made or sold.
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Confectory (?), a. Pertaining to the art of making sweetmeats. [Obs.] Beaumont.
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Confecture (?), n. Same as . [Obs.]
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Confeder (kŏnfĕdẽr), v. i. [Cf. F. confédérer. See .] To confederate. [Obs.] Sir T. North.
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Confederacy (?), n.; pl. Confederacies (#). [From , a.] 1. A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of men, or states, for mutual support or common action; alliance.
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The friendships of the world are oft
Confederacies in vice or leagues of pleasure. Addison.
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He hath heard of our confederacy. Shak.
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Virginia promoted a confederacy. Bancroft.
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2. The persons, bodies, states, or nations united by a league; a confederation.
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The Grecian common wealth, . . . the most heroic confederacy that ever existed. Harris.
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Virgil has a whole confederacy against him. Dryden.
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3. (Law) A combination of two or more persons to commit an unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by unlawful means. See .

Syn. -- League; compact; alliance; association; union; combination; confederation.
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Confederacy, n. (Amer. Hist.) With the, the Confederate States of America.
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Confederate (?), a. [L. confoederatus, p. p. of confoederare to join by a league; con- + foederare to establish by treaty or league, fr. foedus league, compact. See .] 1. United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy; banded together; allied.
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All the swords
In Italy, and her confederate arms,
Could not have made this peace. Shak.
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2. (Amer. Hist.) Of or pertaining to the government of the eleven Southern States of the United States which (1860-1865) attempted to establish an independent nation styled the Confederate States of America; as, the Confederate congress; Confederate money.
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Confederate, n. 1. One who is united with others in a league; a person or a nation engaged in a confederacy; an ally; also, an accomplice in a bad sense.
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He found some of his confederates in gaol. Macaulay.
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2. (Amer. Hist.) A name designating an adherent to the cause of the States which attempted to withdraw from the Union (1860-1865).
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Confederate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confederated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Confederating (?).] To unite in a league or confederacy; to ally.
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With these the Piercies them confederate. Daniel.
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Confederate, v. i. To unite in a league; to join in a mutual contract or covenant; to band together.
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By words men . . . covenant and confederate. South.
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Confederater (?), n. A confederate.
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Confederation (?), n. [L. confoederatio: cf. F. confédération.] 1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states.
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The three princes enter into some strict league and confederation among themselves. Bacon.
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This was no less than a political confederation of the colonies of New England. Palfrey.
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2. The parties that are confederated, considered as a unit; a confederacy.
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Coloq. Articles of confederation . See under .
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Confederative (? or ?), a. Of or pertaining to a confederation.
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Confederator (?), n. A confederate. Grafton.
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Confer (kŏnfẽr), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conferred (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Conferring.] [L. conferre to bring together, contribute, consult; con- + ferre to bear: cf. F. conférer. See 1st .] 1. To bring together for comparison; to compare. [Obs.]
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If we confer these observations with others of the like nature, we may find cause to rectify the general opinion. Boyle.
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2. To grant as a possession; to bestow.
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The public marks of honor and reward
Conferred upon me. Milton.
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3. To contribute; to conduce. [Obs.]
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The closeness and compactness of the parts resting together doth much confer to the strength of the union. Glanvill.
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Confer, v. i. To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to deliberate.
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Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered. Acts xxv. 12.
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You shall hear us confer of this. Shak.

Syn. -- To counsel; advise; discourse; converse.
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Conferee (?), n. [Cf. .] 1. One who is conferred with, or who takes part in a conference; as, the conferees on the part of the Senate.
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2. One upon whom something is conferred.
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Conference (?), n. [F. conférence. See .] 1. The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison. [Obs.]
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Helps and furtherances which . . . the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford. Hocker.
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2. The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
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Nor with such free and friendly conference
As he hath used of old. Shak.
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3. A meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions.
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4. A meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their committees, to adjust between them.
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5. (Methodist Church) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
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6. A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
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Coloq. Conference meeting , a meeting for conference. Specifically, a meeting conducted (usually) by laymen, for conference and prayer. [U. S.] -- Coloq. Conference room , a room for conference and prayer, and for the pastor's less formal addresses. [U. S.]
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Conferential (?), a. Relating to conference. [R.] Clarke.
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conferment n. the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift. Same as .
Syn. -- bestowal, conferral.
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Conferrable (#) a. Capable of being conferred.
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conferral n. the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift.
Syn. -- bestowal, conferment.
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conferred adj. given formally or officially.
Syn. -- bestowed, presented.
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Conferree (kŏnfẽrrē), n. Same as .
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