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COMPREHENSIVE, kfim-pre-hen'slv, a.
Having tlie power to comprehend or under-stand ; haring the quality of comprising much.
COMPREHENSIVELY, k<Sm-pre-hen's2v-le, ‘I'd. in a comprehensive manner.
COM PREHEN S1VEN ESS, k Sm-pre-lien'-siv-nes, s. The quality of including muchin a few words or narrow compass.
To COMPRESS, k(im-pres', v. a. To forceinto a narrow compass l to embrace.
COMPRESS, k&n'pres, s. 492. Bolsters oflinen rags.
COMPRESSIBILITY , kAm-pres-se-bll'le-te, s. The quality of admitting to bebrought by force into a narrower compass.
COMPRESSIBLE,kilm -pres'se-bl,a. Yield-ing to pressure, so as that one part is broughtnearer to another.
COMPRESSIBLENESS, k&m-pres'se-bl-nes, s. Capability of being pressed close.
COMPRESSION, kdm-presh'un, s. The actof bringing the parts of any body more near toeach other by violence.
COMPRESSURE, kom-presh'shure, $. 452.The act or force of one body pressing againstanother.
To COMPRINT, kflm-prlnt', v. a. To printtogether; to print another’s copy, to the pre-judice of the rightful proprietor.
To COMPRISE, kiim-prize', t\ a. To con-tain, to include.
COMPROBATION, kSm-pro-bk'shun, s.Proof, i.ttestation.
COMPROMISE , kSm'pro-mize, s. A mu-tual promise of parties at difterence, to refertheir controversies to arbitrators*, an adjust-ment of a difference of parties by mutual con-cessions.
To COMPROMISE , kom'pro-mize, v. a. Toadjust a compact by mutual concessions, toaccord, to agree.
COMPROMISSORIA L, kom-pro-mis-so're-dl, a. Relating to compromise.COMPROVINCIAL, kdm-pro-vin'slial, s.
Belonging to the same province.
COMP'D, kount, s. 407. Account, computa-tion, reckoning. Not used.
To COMPT kount, v. a . To compute, tonumber. We now use To Count.COMPTIBLE, koun'te-bl, a . Accountable,ready to give account. Obsolete.
To COMPTROLL, k6n-tro]l\ v. a. S4, 400.
To control, to over-rule, to oppose.COMPTROLLER,kSn-tnmr, s. Director,supervisor.
COMPTROLLERSHIP,k(in-trolur-sh1p,s.
Superintendence.
COM PULS ATI VELY,kdm-pul'sa-tlv-le,rid.
By constraint.
COM PULS ATORY, kSm-pul'sa-tur-e, a.
ticT'diV*" 5 f ° rCe of com P ellin g. — See Domes-
COMPULSION, kom-pul'shun, s. The acof compelling to something, force *, the state <being compelled.
COMPULSIVE, kfim-pui'siv, a. Having thpower to compel, forcible,
compulsively, kbm-puVslv-ie ? ad. b
force, by violence.
compulsiveness, kom-puVslv-nes,
Torce, compulsion
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COMPULSORILY,k6m-pul'so-re-li,ad.Iii a
compulsory or forcible manner, by violence.COMPULSORY, ktlm-pul'sur-e, a. Havingthe power of compelling.—See Dooifstic/c. 512.COMPUNCTION , kom-pung'shun, s. Thepower of pricking; stimulation; repentance,contrition.
COMPUNCTIOUS, ktJm-pung'shus, a. Re-
pentant.
COMPUNCTIVE, kom-pung'tiv, a. Causingremorse.
COMPURGATION,k&m-pur-ga shun,s.Thepractice of justifying any man’s veracity bythe testimony of another.
COMPURGATOR, kflm-pur-gh'tur, s. Onewho bears his testimony to the credibility ofanother.
COMPUTABLE, kflin-pu'ta-bl, a. Capable
of being numbered.
COMPUTATION, kdm-pu-ta shun, s. Theact of reckoning, calculation; the sum col-lected or settled by calculation.
To COMPUTE, k8m-pute', t*. a. To reckon,
to calculate, to count.
COMPUTER, ktlm-pu'tur, s. Reckoner, ac-countant.
COMPUTIST, kiim'pu-tist, s. Calculator,
one skilled in computation.
COMRADE, kum'vade, s. 165. One whodwells in the same house or chamber ; a com-panion, a partner.
CON, k<5n. A Latin inseparable preposition,which, at the beginning of words, signifieaunion, as Concourse, a running together.CON, k6n, «d. An abbreviation of contra.On the opposite side, against another, as, todispute pro and con.
To CON, kiln, v . a. To know ; to study;to fix in the memory.
To CONCAMERATE, kdn-kam'e-rkte, v. a.
91, 408. To arch over, to vault.
To CONCATENATE, kon-kat'e-nate, v. a.To link together.
CONCATENATION, Un-kat-c-nashun, s.A series of links.
CONCAVATION, kdng-kd-va'shun, s. Theact of making concave.
£3* As the secondary accent is on llie first syllableof this word, and the n comes before hard c, ithas the ringing sound as much as if the principal ac-cent were upon it. 408, 4C9, 432.
CONCAVE, kdng'kave, a. 408, 409, 432.
Hollow, opposed to convex.CONCAVENESS, kiing'kave-nes, s. Hol-lowness.
CONCAVITY, kfin-kav'e-te,s. Internal sur-face of a hollow spherical or spheroidical body.
CONCAVO-CONCAVE, kin-ka'vA-kBng'-kave, a. 408. Concave or hollow on both
CONCAVO-CONVEX,k6n-ka'v&-kdn'veks,a. Concave one way, nnd^convex the other.CONCAVOUS, k(Sn-kavus, a. Concave.CONCAVOUSLY, kon-ka vu S -lc, ad. Withhollowness. ,
To CONCEAL, ktfn-sde', t\ a. To hide, tokeep secret, not to divulge.CONCEALABLE, kiSn-seli-bl, a. Capableof being concealed.
CONCEALEDNESS, kSn-sc'led-nes,s. Pri-vity, obscurity.