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*3* SG9. Fate 73, far 77, fall 83 ,filt 81me 93, met 96pine 105, pin 107n& 102, m3ve 164,

CONCEALER, kdn-selur, s. He that con-ceals any thing.

CONCEALMENT, k5n-sele ment, s. Theact of hiding, secrecy; the state of being hid,privacy ; hiding-ul aCe * retreat.

To CONCEDE, kon-sede', v. a , To admit,to grant. ,

CONCEIT, kon-sete ,8. Conception,thought,idea; understanding, readiness of apprehen-sion ; fancy, fantastical notion; a fona opinionof ones self; a pleasant fancy.Out of Con-ceit with, no longer fond of.

To CONCEIT, k<Jn-sete', v. a. To imagine,to believe.

CONCEITED,k6n-se't£d, part . a. Endowedwith fancy; proud, fond of himself; opi-nionative.

CONCEITEDLY, kfa-se'ted-R;, ad. Fanci-fully, whimsically.

CONCEITEDNESS, kfln - se'ted - nh, s .Pride, fondness of himself.

CONCEITLESS, kiWite'les, a. Stupid,

without thought.

CONCEIVABLE, kfin-seVtl-bl, a. That maybe imagined or thought; that may be under-stood or believed.

CONCEIVABLENESS, kSn-sc'vit-bl-nes.s.

The quality of being conceivable.

CONCEIVABLY, k6n-se'va-ble, ad. In aconceivable manner.

To CONCEIVE, k6n-seve', v. a. To admitinto the womb ; to form in the mind ; to com-prehend, to understand ; to think, to be ofopinion.

To CONCEIVE, kfln-s&ve', v. n. To think,to have an idea of; to become pregnant.

CONCEIVER, k6n-se vur, s. One that un-derstands or apprehends.

CONCENT, k6n-sent', s. Couccrt of voices,harmony; consistency.

To CONCENTRATE, kSn-sIn'trJfte, v.a. 91.To drive into a narrow compass ; to drive to-wards the centre.

CONCENTRATION, kon-sen-tra'shfm, s.Collection into a narrower space round the

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centre.

To CONCENTRE, kSn-sen'tur, v. 11 . 410.To tend to one common centre.

To CONCENTRE, k6n-sln tur, v. a. Toemit towards one centre.

CONCENTRICAL, kin-s^n'tri-klll,

CONCENTRICK, Un-sen'trik,

Having one common centre.

CONCEPTACLE, k6n-slp't&-kl, s.

That in which any thing is contained, a vessel.

CONCEPTIBLE, kftn-sep'^-ldj a. Intelli-gible, capable to be understood.

CONCEPTION , k&n-sep'shun, s. The actof conceiving, or quickening with pregnancy;the state of neing conceived; notion, idea;sentiment, purpose ; apprehension, know-ledge ; conceit, sentiment, pointed thought.

CONCEPTIOUS, kiln-sep'shus, a. Apt toconceive, pregnant.

CONCEPTIVE, k6n-sep'tiv, a. Capable to

conceive.

To CONCERN, krtn-sirn', v. a. To relateto; to belong to; to affect with some pas-sion; to interest, to engage by interest; todisturb, to make uneasy.

CONCERN, kiSn-senT, s. Business, affair;interest, engagement, importance, iporaent;passion, affection, regard.

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CONCERNING, k&n-ser'nlng, prep. Re-lating to, with relation to.

CONCERNMENT, k6n-sern'ment, s. Thething in which we are concerned or interested,business, interest; intercourse, importance;interposition, meddling; passion, emotion ofnrineb

To CONCERT, kdn-sert', v. a. To settle anything in private, by mutual communication ;to settle, to contrive, to adjust.

CONCERT, kdn'sirt, s. Communication ofdesigns ; a symphony, many performers play-ing the same tune.

CONCERT ATION,k<Jnser.ta'shun,s. Strife,contention.

CONCERTATIVE, kdn-ser'ta-tiv, a. Con-tentious.

CONCESSION , kin-ses'shun, s. The act ofyielding ; a grant, the thing yielded.

CONCESSIONARY, kin-ses'shun-ar-e, a.Given by indulgence.

CONCESSIVELY, k6n-ses'slv-li, ad. Byway of concession.

CONCH, k6ngk,s. 408. A shell, a sea shell.

CONCHOID, kihig'kold, s. The name of acurve, the property of which is to approachperpetually nearer to a line, without ever beingable to touch it.

To CONCILIATE, Un-sll'yatc, v. a. 91,113. To gain over, to reconcile.

CONCILIATION , k(in-s]l-e-a'sliun, s. Theact of gaining or reconciling.

CONCILIATOR, k6n-s?l-e-a'tur, s. Onethat makes peace between others.

CONCILIATORY, kiin-sll'e-ii-tur-e, a. Re-lating to reconciliation_See Vomestiek.

£3* Mr* Sheridan places the accent upon the a in

this word, but all our other Orihot pisis place it more

properly upon the second syllable. 512.

CONCINNITY, kdn-sin'nc-to, s. Decency,fitness.

CONCINNOUS, kiin-sln'nus, a. Becoming,

pleasant.

CONCISE, kfln-sise', a. Brief, short.

CONCISELY,k(in-slse'lt',«d. Briefly, shortly-

CONCISENESS, kiin-slse'nes, s. Brevity,shortness.

CONCISION, kon-slzh'zhun, s. Cuttingoff, excision.

CONCITATION, kiin-sc-tk'shun, s. The actof stirring up.

CONCLAMATION, k&ig-khUma'shun, s408. An outcry.

CONCLAVE , kiing'kl&ve, s. 408. Private

apartment; the room in which the cardinal*meet, or the assembly of the cardinals; aclose assembly.See To Collect.

To CONCLUDE, kdn-klude', v. a. To collectby ratiocination ; to decide, to determine ; toend, to finish.

To CONCLUDE, kon-lriude', r. n. To per-forin the last act of ratiocination, to deter-mine ; to settle opinion; finally to determine >to end.

CONCLLPENCY, kJn-klu'den-sc, s. Con-sequence, regular proof.

CONCLUDENT, kdn-klu'dSnt, a. Decisive.

CONCLUS1BLE, k(in-klu-ze-bl. « 439

Determinable.

CONCLUSION, kdn-khVzhun, s. Determi-nation, final decision ; collection from pref**sitions premised^ consequence ; the close ; d cevent of experiment; the end, the upshot.