Connect Con·nect" (kŏn*nĕkt") transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Connected ; present participle & verbal noun Connecting >.] [ Latin connectere , -nexum ; con- + nectere to bind. See Annex .] 1. To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation between.

He fills, he bounds, connects and equals all.
Pope.

A man must see the connection of each intermediate idea with those that it connects before he can use it in a syllogism.
Locke.

2. To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair.

Connecting rod (Machinery) , a rod or bar joined to, and connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston rod, or piston, as in a steam engine.

Connect Con·nect" intransitive verb To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connects with another.

Connectedly Con·nect"ed·ly adverb In a connected manner.

Connection Con·nec"tion noun [ Confer Connexion .] 1. The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.

He [ Algazel] denied the possibility of a known connection between cause and effect.
Whewell.

The eternal and inseparable connection between virtue and happiness.
Atterbury.

2. That which connects or joins together; bond; tie.

Any sort of connection which is perceived or imagined between two or more things.
I. Taylor.

3. A relation; esp. a person connected with another by marriage rather than by blood; -- used in a loose and indefinite, and sometimes a comprehensive, sense.

4. The persons or things that are connected; as, a business connection ; the Methodist connection .

Men elevated by powerful connection .
Motley.

At the head of a strong parliamentary connection .
Macaulay.

Whose names, forces, connections , and characters were perfectly known to him.
Macaulay.

In this connection , in connection with this subject. [ A phrase objected to by some writers.]

» This word was formerly written, as by Milton, with x instead of t in the termination, connexion , and the same thing is true of the kindred words inflexion , reflexion , and the like. But the general usage at present is to spell them connection , inflection , reflection , etc.

Syn. -- Union; coherence; continuity; junction; association; dependence; intercourse; commerce; communication; affinity; relationship.

Connective Con·nect"ive adjective Connecting, or adapted to connect; involving connection.

Connection tissue (Anat.) See Conjunctive tissue , under Conjunctive .

Connective Con·nect"ive noun That which connects . Specifically: (a) (Gram.) A word that connect words or sentences; a conjunction or preposition. (b) (Botany) That part of an anther which connects its thecæ, lobes, or cells.

Connectively Con·nect"ive·ly adverb In connjunction; jointly.

Connector Con·nect"or noun One who, or that which, connects ; as: (a) A flexible tube for connecting the ends of glass tubes in pneumatic experiments. (b) A device for holding two parts of an electrical conductor in contact.

Conner Con"ner noun [ Confer Cunner .] (Zoology) A marine European fish ( Crenilabrus melops ); also, the related American cunner. See Cunner .

Connex Con·nex" transitive verb [ Latin connexus , past participle See Connect .] To connect. Sir M. Hale.

Connexion Con·nex"ion noun [ Latin connexio : confer French connexion .] Connection. See Connection .

Connexive Con·nex"ive adjective See Connective .

Conning tower Con"ning tow"er noun The shot-proof pilot house of a war vessel.

Connivance Con·niv"ance noun [ Confer French connivence , Latin conniventia .] 1. Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or coöperation.

2. (Law) Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing, not involving actual participation in, but knowledge of, and failure to prevent or oppose it.

Syn. -- See Collusion .

Connive Con·nive" (kŏn*nīv") intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Connived (- nīvd"); present participle & verbal noun Conniving .] [ Latin connivere to shut the eyes, connive, from con- + (perh.) a word akin to nicere to beckon, nictare to wink.] 1. To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink. [ Obsolete]

The artist is to teach them how to nod judiciously, and to connive with either eye.
Spectator.

2. To close the eyes upon a fault; to wink (at); to fail or forbear by intention to discover an act; to permit a proceeding, as if not aware of it; -- usually followed by at .

To connive at what it does not approve.
Jer. Taylor.

In many of these, the directors were heartily concurring; in most of them, they were encouraging, and sometimes commanding; in all they were conniving .
Burke.

The government thought it expedient, occasionally, to connive at the violation of this rule.
Macaulay.

Connive Con·nive" transitive verb To shut the eyes to; to overlook; to pretend not to see. [ R. & Obsolete] "Divorces were not connived only, but with eye open allowed." Milton.

Connivency Con·niv"en·cy noun Connivance. [ Obsolete]

Connivent Con·niv"ent adjective [ Latin connivens , present participle] 1. Forbearing to see; designedly inattentive; as, connivent justice. [ R.] Milton.

2. (Biol.) Brought close together; arched inward so that the points meet; converging; in close contact; as, the connivent petals of a flower, wings of an insect, or folds of membrane in the human system, etc.

Conniver Con·niv"er noun One who connives.

Connoisseur Con`nois·seur" noun [ French connaisseur , formerly connoisseur , from connaître to know, from Latin cognoscere to become acquainted with; co- + noscere , gnoscere , to learn to know. See Know , amd cf . Cognizor .] One well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; a critical judge of any art, particulary of one of the fine arts.

The connoisseur is "one who knows," as opposed to the dilettant, who only "thinks he knows."
Fairholt.

Connoisseurship Con`nois·seur"ship noun State of being a connoisseur.

Connotate Con"no·tate transitive verb [ Latin con- + notatus , past participle of notare to mark. Confer Connote .] To connote; to suggest or designate (something) as additional; to include; to imply. Hammond.

Connotation Con`no·ta"tion noun [ Confer French connotation .] The act of connoting; a making known or designating something additional; implication of something more than is asserted.

Connotative Con·no"ta·tive adjective 1. Implying something additional; illative.

2. (Log.) Implying an attribute. See Connote .

Connotative term , one which denotes a subject and implies an attribute. J. S. Mill.

Connotatively Con·no"ta·tive·ly adverb In a connotative manner; expressing connotation.

Connote Con·note" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Connoted ; present participle & verbal noun Connoting .] [ See Connotate , and Note .] 1. To mark along with; to suggest or indicate as additional; to designate by implication; to include in the meaning; to imply.

Good, in the general notion of it, connotes also a certain suitableness of it to some other thing.
South.

2. (Logic) To imply as an attribute.

The word "white" denotes all white things, as snow, paper, the foam of the sea, etc., and ipmlies, or as it was termed by the schoolmen, connotes , the attribute "whiteness."
J. S. Mill.

Connubial Con·nu"bi·al adjective [ Latin connubialis , from connubium marriage; con- + nubere to veil, to marry. See Nupital .] Of or pertaining to marriage, or the marriage state; conjugal; nuptial.

Nor Eve the rites
Mysterious of connubial love refused.
Milton.

Kind, connubial tenderness.
Goldsmith.

Connubiality Con·nu`bi·al"i·ty noun The quality of being connubial; something characteristics of the conjugal state; an expression of connubial tenderness.

Some connubialities which had begun to pass between Mr. and Mrs. B.
Dickens.

Connumeration Con·nu`mer·a"tion noun [ Late Latin connumeratio , from Latin connumerare , - numeratum , to number with.] A reckoning together. [ R.] Porson.

Connusance Con"nu·sance noun (Law) See Cognizance . [ Obsolete]

Connusant Con"nu·sant adjective (Law) See Cognizant . [ Obsolete]

Connusor Con`nu·sor" noun (Law) See Cognizor . [ Obsolete]

Connutritious Con`nu·tri"tious adjective Nutritious by force of habit; -- said of certain kinds of food. [ Obsolete] Crabb.

Conny Con"ny adjective [ √45. Confer Canny , Gunning .] Brave; fine; canny. [ Prov. Eng.] Grose.

Conodont Co"no·dont (kō"no*dŏnt) noun [ Greek kw^nos cone + 'odoy`s , 'odo`ntos , tooth.] (Zoology) A peculiar toothlike fossil of many forms, found especially in carboniferous rocks. Such fossils are supposed by some to be the teeth of marsipobranch fishes, but they are probably the jaws of annelids.

Conoid Co"noid (kō"noid) noun [ Greek kwnoeidh`s conical; kw^nos cone + e'i^dos form: confer French conoïde .] 1. Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone.

2. (Geom.) (a) A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis; as, a parabolic conoid , elliptic conoid, etc.; -- more commonly called paraboloid , ellipsoid , etc. (b) A surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner as always to meet a given straight line and a given curve, and continue parallel to a given plane. Math. Dict.

Conoid Co"noid adjective Resembling a cone; conoidal.

Conoidal Co·noid"al adjective [ Confer French conoïdal .] Nearly, but not exactly, conical. Lindley.

Conoidic, Conoidical Co·noid"ic, Co·noid"ic·al adjective Pertaining to a conoid; having the form of a conoid.

Conominee Co·nom`i·nee" noun One nominated in conjunction with another; a joint nominee. Kirby.

Conquadrate Con·quad"rate transitive verb [ Latin conquadratus , past participle of conquadrare .] To bring into a square. [ R.] Ash.

Conquassate Con·quas"sate transitive verb [ Latin conquassatus , past participle of conquassare .] To shake; to agitate. [ Obsolete] Harvey.

-- Con`quas*sa"tion noun [ Obsolete]

Conquer Con"quer transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Conquered ; present participle & verbal noun Conquering .] [ Old French conquerre , French conquérir , from Latin conquirere , - quisitum , to seek or search for, to bring together, Late Latin , to conquer; con- + quaerere to seek. See Quest .] 1. To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by force of arms; to cause to yield; to vanquish. "If thou conquer Rome." Shak.

If we be conquer'd , let men conquer us.
Shak.

We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms.
Pope.

2. To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptation, etc.

By winning words to conquer hearts,
And make persuasion do the work of fear.
Milton.

3. To gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the way; to win; as, to conquer freedom; to conquer a peace.

Syn. -- To subdue; vanquish; overcome; overpower; overthrow; defeat; rout; discomfit; subjugate; reduce; humble; crush; surmount; subject; master. -- To Conquer , Vanquish , Subdue , Subjugate , Overcome . These words agree in the general idea expressed by overcome , -- that of bringing under one's power by the exertion of force. Conquer is wider and more general than vanquish , denoting usually a succession of conflicts. Vanquish is more individual, and refers usually to a single conflict. Thus, Alexander conquered Asia in a succession of battles, and vanquished Darius in one decisive engagement. Subdue implies a more gradual and continual pressure, but a surer and more final subjection. We speak of a nation as subdued when its spirit is at last broken, so that no further resistance is offered. Subjugate is to bring completely under the yoke of bondage. The ancient Gauls were never finally subdued by the Romans until they were completely subjugated . These words, when used figuratively, have correspondent meanings. We conquer our prejudices or aversions by a succesion of conflicts; but we sometimes vanquish our reluctance to duty by one decided effort: we endeavor to subdue our evil propensities by watchful and persevering exertions. Subjugate is more commonly taken in its primary meaning, and when used figuratively has generally a bad sense; as, his reason was completely subjugated to the sway of his passions.

Conquer Con"quer intransitive verb To gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail.

He went forth conquering and to conquer .
Rev. vi. 2.

The champions resolved to conquer or to die.
Waller.

Conquerable Con·quer·a·ble adjective Capable of being conquered or subdued. South.

-- Con"quer*a*ble*ness , noun

Conqueress Con"quer·ess noun A woman who conquers. Fairfax.

Conqueror Con"quer·or noun [ Old French conquereor , from conquerre ,] One who conquers.

The Conqueror (Eng. Hist.) . William the Norman (1027-1067) who invaded England, defeated Harold in the battle of Hastings, and was crowned king, in 1066.

Conquest Con"quest noun [ Old French conquest , conqueste , French conquête , Late Latin conquistum , conquista , propast participle p. from Latin conquirere . See Conquer .] 1. The act or process of conquering, or acquiring by force; the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force, whether physical or moral; subjection; subjugation; victory.

In joys of conquest he resigns his breath.
Addison.

Three years sufficed for the conquest of the country.
Prescott.

2. That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral.

Wherefore rejoice? What conquest brings he home?
Shak.

3. (Feudal Law) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition. Blackstone.

4. The act of gaining or regaining by successful struggle; as, the conquest of liberty or peace.

The Conquest (Eng. Hist.) , the subjugation of England by William of Normandy in 1066.

Syn. -- Victory; triumph; mastery; reduction; subjugation; subjection.

Conquian Con"qui·an noun (Card Playing) A game for two, played with 40 cards, in which each player tries to form three or four of a kind or sequences.

Consanguineal Con`san·guin"e·al adjective Of the same blood; related by birth. Sir T. Browne.

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