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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Con- \Con-\ A prefix, fr. L. cum, signifying with, together, etc. See {Com-}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Con \Con\, adv. [Abbrev. from L. contra against.] Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See {Pro}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Con \Con\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conning}.] [AS. cunnan to know, be able, and (derived from this) cunnian to try, test. See {Can}, v. t. & i.] 1. To know; to understand; to acknowledge. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Of muses, Hobbinol, I con no skill. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] They say they con to heaven the highway. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously. [1913 Webster] Fixedly did look Upon the muddy waters which he conned As if he had been reading in a book. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] I did not come into Parliament to con my lesson. --Burke. [1913 Webster] {To con answer}, to be able to answer. [Obs.] {To con thanks}, to thank; to acknowledge obligation. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Con \Con\, v. t. [See {Cond}.] (Naut.) To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: con adv 1: in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con" [ant: {pro}] n 1: an argument opposed to a proposal [ant: {pro}] 2: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn: {convict}, {con}, {inmate}, {yard bird}, {yardbird}] 3: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}] v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct}, {gyp}, {gip}, {hornswoggle}, {short-change}, {con}] 2: commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?" [syn: {memorize}, {memorise}, {con}, {learn}] From The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) [jargon]: con n. [from SF fandom] A science-fiction convention. Not used of other sorts of conventions, such as professional meetings. This term, unlike many others imported from SF-fan slang, is widely recognized even by hackers who aren't {fan}s. ?We'd been corresponding on the net for months, then we met face-to-face at a con.? From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]: con /kɔ̃/ cunt; pussy From Spanish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-spa-eng]: con with(kun)