Emily Dickinson Lexicon

compute (-d, -s), v. [Fr. compute-r < L. computā-re, to reckon, sum up.] (webplay: days, throw, time).

1. Judge; consider; analyze.
2. Account; consider to be; judge to be.
3. Measure; calculate; figure out.

comrade (-s), n. [16-17th c. camerade < Sp. camerada, originally 'chamberful', thence 'chamber-mate'.]

Companion; friend; associate in occupation, fortunes, or activity.

con, v. [ME. cunne; see can, v.]

1. Study; examine; inspect; ponder; consider; think on; learn about; get to know; become acquainted with.
2. Head towards; keep pursuing a course towards the same direction.

concave, adj. [Fr. < L. concavus, hollow.] (webplay: convex).

Inward; interior; centripetal; curved in; towards the center; having a shape that presents a hollow to the observer; [fig.] unifying; integrative; consolidative; [metaphor] human; mortal; earthly; historical; ancient; past; pertaining to this life.

conceal (-ed), v. [OFr concele-r < L. concēlā-re, completely hide.]

Hide; disguise; keep secret; mask; shield.

concede (-s), v. [Fr. concéde-r or L. concēd-ěre, to withdraw, give way, yield, grant; see cede, v.] (webplay: admit, lived, yield).

Yield; grant; allow; admit.

conceit, n. [No corresponding OFr word; perhaps formed in English from conceive.]

Self-satisfaction; pride; vanity; overestimation of one's own importance.

conceive (concieve), v. [OFr < L. 'take altogether'.] (webplay: event).

1. Comprehend; understand; compass; fully grasp the entire meaning.
2. Devise; design; formulate in ones mind; imagine.

conceived, verbal adj. [(conceive + -ed); see conceive, v.] (webplay: grieved, think).

Known; understood.

conceiveless, adj. [(conceive + -less); see conceive, v.]

Unimaginable; beyond comprehension.