Chapter 326

Consociate <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*so"ci*ate (?) , n. [L. nsociatus , p.p. of consociare to associate, unite; con- + sociare to join, unite. See Social .] An associate; an accomplice. [Archaic] "Wicked consociates ."

Bp. Hall.

Consociate <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*so"ci*ate , v. t. [ imp. & p.p. Consociated (?) ; p.pr. & vb.n. Consociating .] 1. To bring into alliance, confederacy, or relationship; to bring together; to join; to unite. [R.]

Join pole to pole, consociate severed worlds. Mallet.

2. To unite in an ecclesiastical consociation. [U.S.]

Consociate <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*so"ci*ate , v. i. 1. To be allied, confederated, or associated; to coalescence. [R.]

Bentley.

2. To form an ecclesiastical consociation. [U.S.]

Consociation <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*so`ci*a"tion (?) , n. [L. consociatio .] 1. Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy.

A friendly consociation with your kindred elements. Warburton.

2. A voluntary and permanent council or union of neighboring Congregational churches, for mutual advice and co<?/peration in ecclesiastical matters; a meeting of pasters and delegates from churches thus united.

&hand; In Connecticut some of the Congregational churhes are associated in consociations and the others in conferences.

Consociational <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*so`ci*a"tion*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a consociation. [U.S.]

Consolable <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*sol"a*ble (?) , a. [L. consolabilis : cf. F. consolable .] Capable of receiving consolation.

Consolate <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con"so*late (?) , v. t. [L. consolatus , p.p. See Console , v. t. ] To console; to comfort. [Obs.]

Shak.

Consolation <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con`so*la"tion (?) , n. [L. consolatio : cf. F. consolation .] The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit; comfort; that which consoles or comforts the spirit.

Against such cruelties With inward consolations recompensed. Milton.

Are the consolations of God small with thee? Job xv. 11.

Syn. -- Comfort; solace; allevation. See Comfort .

Consolato del mare <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con`so*la"to del ma"re (?) . [It., the consulate of the sea.] A collection of maritime laws of disputed origin, supposed to have been first published at Barcelona early in the 14th century. It has formed the basis of most of the subsequent collections of maritime laws.

Kent. Bouvier.

Consolator <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con"so*la`tor (?) , n. [L.] One who consoles or comforts.

Johnson.

Consolatory <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*sol"a*to*ry (?) , a. [L. consolatorius .] Of a consoling or comforting nature.

The punishment of tyrants is a noble and awful act of justice; and it has with truth been said to be consolatory to the human mind. Burke.

Consolatory <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*sol"a*to*ry , n. That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation. [R.]

Milton.

Console <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*sole" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p.p. Consoled (?) ; p.pr. & vb.n. Consoling .] [L. consolari ,. p.p. consolatus ; con- + solari to console, comfort: cf. F. consoler . See Solace .] To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the grief and raise the spirits of; to relieve; to comfort; to soothe.

And empty heads console with empty sound. Pope.

I am much consoled by the reflection that the religion of Christ has been attacked in vain by all the wits and philosophers, and its triumph has been complete. P. Henry.

Syn. -- To comfort; solace; soothe; cheer; sustain; encourage; support. See Comfort .

Console <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con"sole (?) , n. [F.] (Arch.) (a) A bracket whose projection is not more than half its height. (b) Any small bracket; also, a console table.

Console table , a table whose top is supported by two or more consoles instead of legs.

Consoler <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*sol"er (?) , n. One who gives consolation.

Consolidant <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*sol"i*dant (?) , a. [L. consolidans , p.pr. of consolidare : cf. F. consolidant .] Serving to unite or consolidate; having the quality of consolidating or making firm.

Consolidate <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*sol"i*date (?) , a. [L. consolidatus , p.pr. of consolidare to make firm; con- + solidare to make firm; solidus solid. See Solid , and cf. Consound .] Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated. [R.]

A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully consolidate . Elyot.

Consolidate <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*sol"i*date (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p.p. Consolidated (?) ; p.pr. & vb.n. Consolidating (?) .] 1. To make solid; to unite or press together into a compact mass; to harden or make dense and firm.

He fixed and consolidated the earth. T. Burnet.

2. To unite, as various particulars, into one mass or body; to bring together in close union; to combine; as, to consolidate the armies of the republic .

Consolidating numbers into unity. Wordsworth.

3. (Surg.) To unite by means of applications, as the parts of a broken bone, or the lips of a wound. [R.]

Syn. -- To unite; combine; harden; compact; condense; compress.

Consolidate <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*sol"i*date , v. i. To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid; as, moist clay consolidates by drying .

In hurts and ulcers of the head, dryness maketh them more apt to consolidate . Bacon.

Consolidated <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*sol"i*da`ted (?) , p.p. & a. 1. Made solid, hard, or compact; united; joined; solidified.

The Aggregate Fund . . . consisted of a great variety of taxes and surpluses of taxes and duties which were [in 1715] consolidated . Rees.

A mass of partially consolidated mud. Tyndall.

2. (Bot.) Having a small surface in proportion to bulk, as in the cactus.

Consolidated plants are evidently adapted and designed for very dry regions; in such only they are found. Gray.

The Consolidated Fund , a British fund formed by consolidating (in 1787) three public funds (the Aggregate Fund, the General Fund, and the South Sea Fund). In 1816, the larger part of the revenues of Great Britian and Ireland was assigned to what has been known as the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom , out of which are paid the interest of the national debt, the salaries of the civil list, etc.

Consolidation <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*sol`i*da"tion (?) , n. [L. consolidatio a confirming: cf. F. consolidation .] 1. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination.

The consolidation of the marble and of the stone did not fall out at random. Woodward.

The consolidation of the great European monarchies. Hallam.

2. (Bot.) To organic cohesion of different circled in a flower; adnation.

3. (Law) The combination of several actions into one.

Consolidative <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*sol"i*da*tive (?) , a. [Cf. F. consolidatif .] Tending or having power to consolidate; healing.

Consoling <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*sol"ing (?) , a. Adapted to console or comfort; cheering; as, this is consoling news .

Consols <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con"sols (? &or; <?/; 277) , n. pl. [A contraction of consol idated (annuities).] The leading British funded government security.

&hand; A considerable part of the public debt of Great Britian, which had been contracted in the form of annuities yielding various rates of interest, was, in 1757, consolidated into one fund at 3 per cent interest, the account of which is kept at the Bank of England. This debt has been diminished and increased at different times, and now constitutes somewhat more than half of the entire national debt. The stocks are transferable, and Their value in the market constantly fluctuates; the price at any time being regarded as a gauge of the national prosperity and public confidence.

Consomm</ <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con`som`m<?/" (?) , n. [F., lit. p.p. of consommer to finish.] (Cookery) A clear soup or bouillion boiled down so as to be very rich.

Consonance, Consonancy <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con"so*nance (?) , Con"so*nan*cy (?) , n. [L. consonantia : cf. F. consonnance .] 1. (Mus.) Accord or agreement of sounds produced simultaneously, as a note with its third, fifth, and eighth.

2. Agreement or congruity; harmony; accord; consistency; suitableness.

The perfect consonancy of our persecuted church to the doctrines of Scripture and antiquity. Hammond.

The optic nerve responds to the waves with which it is in consonance . Tyndall.

3. Friendship; concord. [Obs.]

By the consonancy of our youth. Shak.

Syn. -- Agreement; accord; consistency; unison; harmony; congruity; suitableness; agreeableness.

Consonant <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con"so*nant (?) , a. [L. consonans , -antis ; p.pr. of consonare to sound at the same time, agree; con- + sonare to sound: cf. F. consonnant . See Sound to make a noise.] 1. Having agreement; congruous; consistent; according; -- usually followed by with or to .

Each one pretends that his opinion . . . is consonant to the words there used. Bp. Beveridge.

That where much is given shall be much required is a thing consonant with natural equity. Dr. H. More.

2. Having like sounds.

Consonant words and syllables. Howell.

3. (Mus.) harmonizing together; accordant; as, consonant tones, consonant chords .

4. Of or pertaining to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants.

No Russian whose dissonant consonant name Almost shatters to fragments the trumpet of fame. T. Moore.

Consonant <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con"so*nant , n. [L. consonans , -antis .] An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of the spoken alphabet other than a vowel; also, a letter or character representing such a sound.

Consonants are divided into various classes, as mutes, spirants, sibilants, nasals, semivowels, etc. All of them are sounds uttered through a closer position of the organs than that of a vowel proper, although the most open of them, as the semivowels and nasals, are capable of being used as if vowels, and forming syllables with other closer consonants, as in the English feeble (<?/), taken (<?/). All the consonants excepting the mutes may be indefinitely, prolonged in utterance without the help of a vowel, and even the mutes may be produced with an aspirate instead of a vocal explosion. Vowels and consonants may be regarded as the two poles in the scale of sounds produced by gradual approximation of the organ, of speech from the most open to the closest positions, the vowel being more open, the consonant closer; but there is a territory between them where the sounds produced partake of the qualities of both.

&hand; "A consonant is the result of audible friction, squeezing, or stopping of the breath in some part of the mouth (or occasionally of the throath.) The main distinction between vowels and consonants is, that while in the former the mouth configuration merely modifies the vocalized breath, which is therefore an essential element of the vowels, in consonants the narrowing or stopping of the oral passage is the foundation of the sound, and the state of the glottis is something secondary."

H. Sweet.

Consonantal <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con`so*nan"tal (?) , <?/. Of the nature of a consonant; pertaining to consonants.

Consonantize <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con"so*nant*ize (?) , v. t. To change into, or use as, a consonant. "The vowel is consonantized , that is, made closer in position."

Peile.

Consonantly <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con"so*nant*ly , adv. In a consonant, consistent, or congruous manner; agreeably.

Consonantness <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con"so*nant*ness , n. The quality or condition of being consonant, agreeable, or consistent.

Consonous <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con"so*nous (?) , a. [L. consonus . See Consonant .] Agreeing in sound; symphonious.

Consopiation <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con*so`pi*a"tion (?) , n. The act of sleeping, or of lulling, to sleep. [Obs.]

Pope.

Consopite <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con"so*pite (?) , a. [L. consopitus , p.p. of consopire .] Lulled to sleep. [Obs.]

Dr. H. More.

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Con"so*pite , v. t. To lull to sleep; to quiet; to compose. [Obs.]

The operation of the masculine faculties of the soul were, for a while, well slacked and consopited . Dr. H. More.

Consort <Xpage=<-- p. 308 proofed -->>

Con"sort (?) , n. [L. consore , -sortis ; con- + sors lot, fate, share. See Sort .] 1. One who shares the lot of another; a companion; a partner; especially, a wife or husband.

Milton.

He single chose to live, and shunned to wed, Well pleased to want a consort of his bed. Dryden.

The consort of the queen has passed from this troubled sphere. Thakeray.

The snow-white gander, invariably accompanied by his darker consort . Darwin.

2. (Naut.) A ship keeping company with another.

3. Concurrence; conjunction; combination; association; union. "By Heaven's consort ." Fuller. "Working in consort ." Hare.

Take it singly, and is carries an air of levity; but, in consort with the rest, has a meaning quite different. Atterbury.

4. [LL. consortium .] An assembly or association of persons; a company; a group; a combination. [Obs.]

In one consort there sat Cruel revenge and rancorious despite, Disloyal treason, and heart-burning hate. Spenser.

Lord, place me in thy consort . Herbert.

5. [Perh. confused with concert .] Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments. [Obs.]

Milton.

To make a sad consort` ; Come, let us join our mournful song with theirs. Spenser.

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Prince consort , the husband of a queen regnant. -- Queen consort , the wife of a king, as distinguished from a queen regnant , who rules alone, and a queen dowager , the window of a king.

Consort <Xpage=309>

Con*sort" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p.p. Consorted ; p.pr. & vb.n. Consorting .] To unite or to keep company; to associate; -- used with with .

Which of the Grecian chiefs consorts with thee? Dryden.

Consort <Xpage=309>

Con*sort" , v. t. 1. To unite or join, as in affection, harmony, company, marriage, etc.; to associate.

He with his consorted Eve. Milton.

For all that pleasing is to living ears Was there consorted in one harmony. Spenser.

He begins to consort himself with men. Locke.

2. To attend; to accompany. [Obs.]

Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here, Shalt with him hence. Shak.

Consortable <Xpage=309>

Con*sort"a*ble (?) , a. Suitable for association or companionship. [Obs.]

Sir H. Wotton.

Consortion <Xpage=309>

Con*sor"tion (?) , n. [L. consortio .] Fellowship; association; companionship. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Consortship <Xpage=309>

Con"sort*ship (?) , n. The condition of a consort; fellowship; partnership.

Hammond.

Consound <Xpage=309>

Con"sound (?) , n. [Corrupted fr. F. consoude , fr L. consolida comfrey (so called because supposed to have healing power); con- + solidus solid, consolidare to make solid. Cf. Comfrey , Consolidate .] (Bot.) A name applied loosely to several plants of different genera, esp. the comfrey.

Conspecific <Xpage=309>

Con`spe*cif"ic (?) , a. Of the same species.

Conspectuity <Xpage=309>

Con`spec*tu"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Conspectuities . The faculty of seeing; sight; eye. [A word of Menenius's making. Coriolanus ii. 1 ]

Shak.

Conspectus <Xpage=309>

Con*spec"tus (?) , n. A general sketch or outline of a subject; a synopsis; an epitome.

Conspersion <Xpage=309>

Con*sper"sion (?) , n. [L. conspersio , fr. conspergere to sprinkle.] The act of sprinkling. [Obs.]

The conspersion washing the doorposts. Jer. Taylor.

Conspicuity <Xpage=309>

Con`spi*cu"i*ty (?) , n. The state or quality of being clear or bright; brightness; conspicuosness. [R.]

Chapman.

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Con*spic"u*ous (?) , a. [L. conspicuus , fr. conspicere to get sight of, to perceive; con- + spicere , specere , to look. See Spy ] 1. Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye.

It was a rock Of alabaster, piled up to the clouds, Conspicious far. Milton.

Conspicious by her veil and hood, Signing the cross, the abbess stood. Sir W. Scott.

2. Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a conspicuous exellence, or fault .

A man who holds a conspicuous place in the political, eccesiastical, and literary history of England. Macaulay.

Syn. -- Distinguished; eminent; famous; illustrious; prominent; celebrated. See Distinguished . -- Con*spic"u*ous*ly , adv. -- Con*spic"u*ous*ness , n.

Conspiracy <Xpage=309>

Con*spir"a*cy (?) , n. ; pl. Conspiracies (#) . [See Conspiration .] 1. A combination of men for an evil purpose; as agreement, between two or more persons, to commit a crime in concert, as treason; a plot.