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
see also:
cond 

con- \con-\
   a prefix, fr. l. cum, signifying with, together, etc. see
   com-.
   1913 webster
see also:
com- 

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
see also:
pro 

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
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conned conning can to con answer to con thanks 

con
     n 1: an argument opposed to a proposal ant: pro
     2: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison syn: convict,
         inmate, jailbird, gaolbird
     3: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a
        person to buy worthless property syn: bunco, bunco
        game, bunko, bunko game, confidence trick, confidence
        game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam
     adv : on the negative side; "much was written pro and con" syn: in
           opposition ant: pro
     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
     2: commit to memory; learn by heart; "have you memorized your
        lines for the play yet?" syn: memorize, memorise, learn
     also: conning, conned
see also:
pro convict inmate jailbird gaolbird bunco 
bunco game bunko bunko game confidence trick confidence game 
con game gyp hustle sting flimflam 
in opposition victimize swindle rook goldbrick 
nobble diddle defraud scam mulct 
memorize memorise learn conning conned 

212 moby thesaurus words for "con":
   pow, adversary, adversative, adverse, against, alien, antagonistic,
   anti, antipathetic, antithetic, argue into, argument, argumentum,
   aye, beat, beguile of, bilk, bone, bring over, bring round,
   bring to reason, bunco, burn, cageling, captivate, captive, case,
   chain gang, charm, cheat, chisel, chouse, chouse out of, clashing,
   cog, cog the dice, commit to memory, competitive, conflicting,
   cons, consideration, contemplate, contradictory, contrary, convict,
   convince, counter, cozen, crib, cross, defraud, detenu, diddle,
   dig, disaccordant, disappointed, disapprobatory, disapproving,
   discontented, disenchanted, disgruntled, disillusioned, displeased,
   dissatisfied, dissentient, dissenting, do in, do out of, draw over,
   drill, elenchus, elucubrate, enemy, euchre, ex-convict, examine,
   finagle, flam, fleece, flimflam, fob, fractious, fudge, gain,
   gain over, gaolbird, get by heart, get letter-perfect, go over,
   gouge, grind, gull, gyp, have, have by heart, hocus, hocus-pocus,
   hook, hook in, hostile, ignoratio elenchi, indignant, inimical,
   interest, internee, jailbird, know by heart, learn by heart,
   learn verbatim, lifer, low, lucubrate, memorize, mulct, nay,
   negative, no, noncooperative, obstinate, opponent, opposed,
   opposing, opposite, oppositional, oppositive, oppugnant, outtalk,
   overthwart, pack the deal, parolee, parrot, persuade, peruse,
   perverse, pigeon, plaidoyer, plea, pleading, plunge into,
   political prisoner, poor, pore over, practice, practice fraud upon,
   prevail on, prevail upon, prevail with, prisoner, prisoner of war,
   pro, pros, pros and cons, read, reason, recalcitrant, recite,
   refractory, refutation, regard studiously, repeat, repeat by heart,
   repugnant, restudy, review, rival, rook, scam, screw, sell,
   sell gold bricks, sell one on, shave, shortchange, side,
   special pleading, stack the cards, stick, sting, stir bird, study,
   sway, swindle, swot, swot up, take a dive, talk into, talk over,
   talking point, the affirmative, the negative, thimblerig,
   throw a fight, ticket-of-leave man, ticket-of-leaver, trusty,
   turned-off, unappreciative, unapproving, uncomplimentary,
   uncooperative, unfavorable, unfriendly, unhappy, unpropitious, vet,
   victimize, wade through, wangle, wangle into, wear down, win,
   win over

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 fans. "we'd been corresponding on the net for
   months, then we met face-to-face at a con."


see also:
fan 

con
     
        sf fandom a science-fiction convention.  not used of other
        sorts of conventions, such as professional meetings.  this
        term, unlike many others of sf-fan slang, is widely recognised
        even by hackers who aren't fans. "we'd been corresponding on
        the net for months, then we met face-to-face at a con."
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
fan jargon file