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forbids that to be done which the main scope 1of a disease points out at first.^CONTRAMURE, ktin-trfi-mure, s. An out-wall built about the main wall of a city.CONTRANITENCY, kan-tril-m'ten-se, s .Reaction, resistance against pressure.
CONTRAPOSITION,kon-tri-po-zlsh'un,**
A placing over against.
CONTRAREGUEARITY, kdn-tnt-rig-Ii-l&r'e-ti, «« Contrariety to rule.CONTRARIANT, kiln-trare-dnt, a. Incon-sistent, contradictory.
CONTRARIES, kftn'tdLrfz, s. 99. Things ofopposite natures or qualities ; in logick, pro-positions which destroy each other.CONTRARIETY, kdn-tri-ri'o-te,*, Repug-nance, opposition ; inconsistency, quality orposition destructive of its opposite.CONTRARlLYjkdn'tril-re-le, a d. In a man-ner contrary; different ways, in opposite di-rections. Little used.
£3* Tills and the following word are by Dr. John*eou accented on the second syllable; do doubt fromthe harshness that must necessarily arise from placingthe accent on the first, when so many unaccented syl-lables are to succeed. But, if harmony were to takeplace, we should never suffer the stress on the firstsyllable of Contrary, from which these words areformed; but that once admitted, as It invariably is bythe best speakers, we should cross the most uniformanalogy of our language if w’e accented the adverbdifferently from the substantive and the adjective;end therefore, however harsh they may sound, thesewords must necessarily have the accent on the firstsyllable.—See Contrary .
CONTRARINESS, kfln'trji-rc-nes, 8. Con-trariety, opposition.
CONTRARIOUS, ki$n-tra'ri-us, a. Oppo-site, repugnant,
CONTRAItlOUSLY, kdn-tra're-is-Ifc, ad.Oppositely.
CONTRARIWISE, k<Vtra-re-wlse,ad.Con-
versely; on the contrary.
CONTRARY, ktWtril-re, <v. Opposite, con-tradictory ; inconsistent, disagreeing; ad-verse, in an opposite direction.
The accent is invariably placed on the first syl-lable of this word by all correct speakers, and as con-stantly removed to the second by the illiterate andvulgar. When common ears refuse a sound, it is astrong presumption that sound is not agreeable to thegeneral harmony of the language. The learned oftenvitiate the natural taste for their own language by anaffected veneration for others; while the illiterate, bya kind of vernacular instinct, fall into the most ana-logical pronunciation, and such as is most suitable tothe general turn of the language. Anciently this wordwas most commonly pronounced by the learned, as it isnow by the vulgar, with the accent on the second syl-lable; but nothing can be now more firmly establishedthan the accent on the first syllable, and the other pro-nunciation must be scrupulously avoided.—See Con-trarity.
CONTRARY, kon tra-re, s. A thing of op-posite qualities; a proposition contrary to someother; m opposition, on the other side; toncontrary purpose.
CONTRAST, kfJn'tnist, s . Opposition anddissimilitude of figures, by which one contri-butes to the visibility or effect of another.
To CONTRAST, k3n-trdst', v. a. To place inopposition; to show another figure do ad-vantage. , .
CONTRA VALLATION, Un-trii-v&l-l/i -
ehun, &. The fortification thrown up, to hin-der the sullies of the garrison.
CONTRAVENE, kAn-tra-vene', v. a . To
oppose, to obstruct, to bathe.
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CONTRAVENE!!, Un-tri-vi'nur, ». Hewho opposes another.
CONTRAVENTION , k<Jn-trii-vcn'shuu, s.Opposition.
CONTRECTATION, kSn-trek-tVsliun, s. Atouching.
CONTRIRUTARY, kAn-tnb'u-d-rc, a.Vay-ing tribute to the same sovereign.
To CONTRIBUTE, kdn-trlb'ute, r. a. Togive to some common stock.
To CONTRIBUTE, kdn-trib ute.r.n.To beara part, to have a share in anv act or effect.CONTRIBUTION,Un-tre-bu'slum, s. Theact of promoting some design in conjunctionwith other persons; that which is given byseveral bauds for some common purpose ; thatwhich is paid for the support of an army lyingin a country.
CONTRIBUTIVE, ktfn-trlb'i-dv, a. That
which has the power or quality of promotingany purpose in concurrencewith other motives’CONTRIBUTOR, k6n-trfb'il-tfir,*.lGf>. Onethat bears a part in some common design.CONTRIBUTORY, k<Sn-tnb'u-tur-e,«. I’ro-moting the same end, bringing assistance tosome joint design. 512.
To CONTRISTATE, kin-trls't’ite, r. a. Tosadden, to make sorrowful. Not used.CONTESTATION, kdn-tris-ti'shfin, s.Theact of making sad, the state of being made sad.Not used.
CONTRITE,kdn'trlte, a.140. Bruised, muchworn; worn with sorrow, harassed with thesense of guilt, penitent.
This word ought to have the accent on the lastsyllable, both as it is an adjective, from which is form-ed the abstract substantive contriteness, and as theaccent on the first syllable lias a tendency to shortenthe i in the lari, 140. Accordingly Dr. Johnson, Mr.Scott, and Bailey, place the accent on the last sylla-ble; but Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Kares, Mr. Klphinston-Dr. Ash, W. Johnston, Perry, Buchanan, and Kntickplace it on the first,with unquestionably the best usageon their side.
CONTRITELY, Uu'trite-le, ad. Penitently.
KT As the adjective contrite, though contrary to ana-logy, seems to prefer the accent on the first syllabic,contritely and contriteness must necessarily have theaccent on the same syllabic.—See Contrarily.
CONTRITENESS, Un'trite-n&, s. Contri-tion, repentance.
CONTRITION, k6n-trishun, *. The act of
grinding or rubbing to powder; penitence,sorrow for sin.
CONTRIVABLE, k&n-tri'va-bl, a. Possibleto be planned by the mind.
CONTRIVANCE,kdn-tri'vanse,.v.The act ofcontriving; scheme, plan ; a plot; an artifice.
To CONTRIVE, kon-trlve', t\ a. To planout; to find out means.
To CONTRIVE, kfln-trlve*, v. n. To form
CONTRIVEMENT, kfln-trlve'ment, *. Ii
vention.
CONTRIVER, kfln-tri'vur,$. 98. An inventeCONTROL, kon-troir, s. 400. A register (account kept by another officer, that each mabe examined by the other; check, restrain)ant ^ or ity, superintendence.
To CONTROL, kdn-troll', i>. «. 40G. To keeunder check by a counter-reckoning; to gvern, to restrain ; to confute.
CONTROLLABLE, kiWtromi-bl, a. Sul
ject to control, subject to be over-ruled.CONTROLLER, kdn-trAll'fir, s. One thbus the power of governing or restraining.