- Sarah’s mom conditionedher going to the party on her being home by
10 P.M. at the latest. - Ulie’s outer garb isconditionedon the weather report.
- After shampooing, it helps to conditionone’s hair.
[-ed, -ing] [Syn. state]
conduct (KON duhct for n.,kuhn DUHCT for vt.) n.1. the process or way of
managing or directing; 2. how one acts; behavior —vt.1. to show the way to; to
lead; to guide; to escort; 2. to manage, control, or direct; 3. to behave; 4. to be able
to transmit, convey, or carry - Hands-on conductis how Rocio handles her investments.
- Richard has never been sent to the office for bad conduct.
- The tour guide conductsa new group every half hour.
- While Leonard Bernstien was music director of the New York
Philharmonic, he frequently conductedhis own works. - Children should conductthemselves properly in public.
- Aluminum conductsheat better than steel but not as well as copper.
[-ed, -ing, -ible adj., -ibility adv.]
confirm(kuhn FIRM) vt. 1. to strengthen; establish; encourage; 2. to make valid
by formal approval; to ratify; 3. to prove truth, validity, or authenticity of; 4. to
cause to go through the religious ceremony of confirmation - We should confirmour reservations to make sure they hold our spaces on
tomorrow morning’s flight. - The appointment of a Supreme Court justice must be confirmedby a two-
thirds vote of the Senate to be valid. - Ruth contacted the manufacturer to confirmthat the model on sale was the
latest one. - Ray’s parents arranged for him to be confirmed.
[-ed, -ing, -ation n.] [Syn. verify, validate]
confiscate(KON fis kayt) vt.1. to seize (private property) for the public treas-
ury, usually as a penalty; 2. to seize by or as by authority; appropriate —adj.1.
taken away; 2. having property seized - In some states, automobiles driven while under the influence of an intoxi-
cant are confiscated. - A counterfeit bill is always confiscatedby the bank teller who spots it, on
authority of the Treasury Department. - Vera sued the city, trying to recover her confiscatedcar.
- Bill hadn’t yet delivered his confiscatedhandgun.
[confiscated, confiscating, confiscator, confiscation n.]
conflate(kuhnf LAYT) vt.to combine or mix (for example, two different read-
ings into a single text); to bring together; to fuse; to join or meld - There is a tendency in some corners to conflateall drug use into a single
dreadful statistic. - Ralph’s film conflatesthe the past and present through skillful use of
flashbacks.
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