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CONFLUENCE, kSn'llfi-ense, s. The junc-tion or union of several streams ; the act ofcrowding to a place; a concourse; a multitude.CONFLUENT, kdn'flu-ent, a. Running one

into another, meeting.

CONFLUX, konHuks, s. The union of seve-ral currents ; crowd, multitude collected.CONFORM* ktSn-furm', a. Assuming thesame form, resembling.

To CONFORM, kon-form', t*. a. To reduceto the like appearance with something else.

To CONFORM, kdn-form', v. n. To complywith.

CONFORMABLE, ktWor'mil-bl, a. Hav-ing the same form, similar; agreeable, suita-ble ; compliant, obsequious.

CONFORMABLY, kiSn-for'ma-bIe,ad. Withconformity, suitably.

CONFORM ATION,k6n-f5r-mi'sliun,s. Tlieform of things as relating to each other; theact of producing suitableness or conformity.,CONFORMIST , kdn-for'ndst, s. One thatcomplies with the worship of the Church of England .

CONFORMITY , kftn-for'me-te, s. Simili-tude, resemblance; consistency.

To CONFOUND, kiln-found', t\ a. To min-gle things ; to perplex ; to throw into conster-nation ; to astonish, to stupify ; to destroy.CONFOUNDED, k<ln-f&un'ded, part. a.Hateful, detestable.

CONFOUNDEDLY, kSn-founded-le, ad.Hatefully, shamefully.

CONFOUNDER,kiln-foun'dur, s. He whodisturbs, perplexes, or destroys.CONFRATERNITY, k<5n-fnUer'ne-te, s. Abody of men united for some religious purpose.CONFIUC ATION, kon-fre-ka'shun, s. The

act of rubbing against any thing.

To CONFRONT, Un-frilnF, v. a. To standagainst another in full view ; to stand face toface, in opposition to another; to oppose oneevidence to another in open court; to com-pare one thing with another.

£3* In colloquial pronunciation this word has itslast syllable sounded like lbe last of affront, but thesecond syllable of confrontation ought never to beso pronounced.

CONFRONTATION, kiSn-frftn-tk'shfm, s.

The act of bringing two evidences face to face.To CONFUSE, kon-fuze', v. a. To disorder,to disperse irregularly; to perplex, to obscure ;to hurry the mind.

CONFUSEDLY, kta-fuzed-le, ad. 3G4. Ina mixed mass, without separation ; indistinct-ly, one mingled with another ; not clearly,not plainly ; tumultuously^hastily.^

CONFUSEDNESS, kdn-lu zed-nes, 5. 305.

Want of distinctness, want^of clearness.CONFUSION, kdn-fuzhun, s. Irregularmixture, tumultuous medley ; tumult; indis-tinct combination ; overthrow, destruction;astonishment, distraction of mind.

CONFUTABLE, kiln-fu tii-bl, a. Possibleto be disproved.

CONFUTATION, kdn-fu-tVshun, s. Theact of confuting, disproof.

To CONFUTE, kon-liite', r. a. To convictof errour, to disprove.

CONGE, or CONGEE, kin-jee', ». Act ofreverence, bow, courtsey ; leave, farewell128

ToCONGEE, kon-jee,t'.a. Fr. To take leave.

CONGE-DELIRK, luin-je-de-leer', s. Theking's permission royal to a dean and chapter,in time of vacancy, to choose a bishop.

To CONGEAL, kihi-jeel', v. a. To turn, byfrost, from a fluid lo a solid state; to bind orfix, as by cold.

To CONGEAL, kiin-jeel', v. n. To concreteby cold.

CONGEALABLE, kSn-jccl'd-bl, a. Sus-

ceptible of congelation.

CONGEALMENT, kiin-jeel'ment, s. Theclot formed by congelation.

CONGELATION, lutn-je-lli'shun, s. State

of being congealed, or made solid.

CONGENER, kon-je-nur, s. 98. Of the

same kind or nature.

CONGENEROUS, kdn-jdn'dr-rus, a. Of thesame kind.

CONGENEROUSNESS,kdnjdn'er-rus-nes,s. The quality of being from the same original.

CONGENIAL, kiln-je'ne-dl, a. Partakingof the same genius, cognate.

CONGENIALITY,k(5n je-ne4le-te,s. Cog-nation of mind.

CONGENIALNESS, kdn-jeue-al-nes, 5.

Cognation of mind.

CONGENITE , kdn-jgn'nlt, a. 140, 154

Of the same birth, connate.

CONGER, kdng'gur, s. 409. The sea-eel.

CONGERIES, kdn-je're-es, s. A mass of

small bodies heaped up together.

To CONGEST, kdn-jest', v. a. To heap up.

CONGESTIBLE, Un-jest'-e-bl, a. That

may he heaped up.

CONGESTION, kdn-jest'yuu, s. 4G4. Acollection of matter, as in abscesses.

CONGIARY, ktfn'jt-d-re, s. A gift distri-buted to the Roman people or soldiery.

To CONGLACIATE, kon-glii'she-ate, i\ «*4G1. To turn to ice.

CONCLACIATION, kdn-gla-she-Vshun, s.408. Act of changing into ice.

To CONGLOBATE, Un-glA'bate, t\ a. Togather into a hard firm ball.

CONGLOBATE, kon-glo'bMe,a;9l.Mouldedinto a firm ball.

CONGLOBATELY, kiSn-glc/bate-le, ad. Ina spherical form.

CONGLOBATION, kdng-glo-ba'shun,

408. A round body.

To CONGLOBE, Un-globe', v. a. To ga-ther into a round mass.

To CONGLOBE, Un-globe', v. n. To coa-lesce into .a round mass.

ToCONGLOMERATE,Un gldm'er-4te,t\rt*

91. To gather into a ball, like a ball of thread.

CONGLOMERATE , Un-gldmer-ate, a. 9LGathered into a round ball, so as that thefibres are distinct; collected, twisted together*

CONGLOMER ATION,k^n-gliim-er-a'shunrs. Collection of matter into a loose ball; h 1 "tertexture, mixture.

To CONGLUTINATE, Un-glu'te-n&te,

To cement, to reunite.

To CONGLUTINATE, kin-glu ti-nke,r.«-To coalesce.

CONGLUTINATION, ki5n-glu-te-nashun,s. The act of uniting wounded bodies.

CONG LUTINATIVE, Un-glu'te-na-ttv* *91, Having the power of uniting wounds