Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CON-FIRM'A-TIVE-LY, adv.

In a manner tending to confirm.

CON-FIRM-A'TOR, n.

He or that which confirms. – Brown.

CON-FIRM'A-TO-RY, a. [conferm'atory.]

1. That serves to confirm; giving additional strength, force or stability, or additional assurance or evidence.
2. Pertaining to the rite of confirmation. – Bp. Compton.

CON-FIRM'ED, pp. [conferm'ed.]

1. Made more firm; strengthened; established.
2. Admitted to the full privileges of the church.

CON-FIRM'ED-NESS, n. [conferm'edness.]

A fixed state.

CON-FIRM'ER, n. [conferm'er.]

He or that which confirms; establishes or ratifies; one that produces new evidence; an attester. – Shak.

CON-FIRM'ING, ppr. [conferm'ing.]

Making firm or more firm; strengthening; ratifying; giving additional evidence or proof; establishing.

CON-FIRM'ING-LY, adv. [conferm'ingly.]

In a manner to strengthen or make firm. – B. Jonson.

CON-FIS'CA-BLE, a. [See Confiscate.]

That may be confiscated; liable to forfeiture. – Browne.

CON'FIS-CATE, a.

Forfeited and adjudged to the public treasury, as the goods of a criminal.

CON'FIS-CATE, v.t. [L. confisco; con and fiscus, a basket, hamper or bag; hence, revenue or the emperor's treasure; It. confiscare; Fr. confisquer; Sp. confiscar.]

To adjudge to be forfeited to the public treasury, as the goods or estate of a traitor or other criminal, by way of penalty; or to condemn private forfeited property to public use. The estate of the rebels was seized and confiscated. – Anon.

CON'FIS-CA-TED, pp.

Adjudged to the public treasury, as forfeited goods or estate.

CON'FIS-CA-TING, ppr.

Adjudging to the public use.

CON-FIS-CA'TION, n.

The act of condemning as forfeited, and adjudging to the public treasury; as the goods of a criminal who has committed a public offense. Ezra vii. 26.

CON'FIS-CA-TOR, n.

One who confiscates. – Burke.

CON-FIS'CA-TO-RY, a.

Consigning to forfeiture. – Burke.

CON'FIT, n.

A sweetmeat. [See Confect.]

CON'FI-TENT, n. [L. confitens. See Confess.]

One who confesses his sins and faults. [Not much used.]

CON'FIT-URE, n. [Fr. from confire, confit; L. confectura; conficio; con and facio. This word is corrupted into comfit, which is now used.]

A sweetmeat; confection; comfit. – Bacon.

CON-FIX', v.t. [L. configo, confixum; con and figo, to fix, to thrust to or on. See Fix.]

To fix down; to fasten. – Shak.

CON-FIX'ED, pp.

Fixed down or to; fastened.

CON-FIX'ING, ppr.

Fixing to or on; fastening.

CON-FIX'URE, n.

The act of fastening. – Mountagu.

CON-FLA'GRANT, a. [L. conflagrans, conflagro; con and flagro, to burn. See Flagrant.]

Burning together; involved in a common flame. – Milton.

CON-FLA-GRA'TION, n. [L. conflagratio. See Flagrant.]

1. A great fire or the burning of any great mass of combustibles, as a house, but more especially a city or forest. – Bentley.
2. The burning of the world at the consummation of things, when “the elements shall melt with fervent heat.”