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      con
      noun
      (informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
      A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
      (slang) A convicted criminal, a convict.
      (informal) An organized gathering, such as a convention, conference, or congress.
      (abbreviation) A political conservative.
      (informal) The conversion of part of a building.
      A male given name, a diminutive form of Conor or Cornelius.
      A female given name, a diminutive form of Connie.
      (business, marketing) Abbreviation of consolidation: only used in naming. [The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated.]
      Alternative form of conn (“navigational direction of a ship”). [The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."]
      (UK politics) Abbreviation of Conservative. [(politics) A member of a political party incorporating the word "Conservative" in its name.]
      (UK politics) Abbreviation of Conservative Party. [(UK politics) A centre-right political party, official full name Conservative and Unionist Party, informally known as the Tory Party or Tories.]
      Initialism of Certificate of Need. [(law, US) A legal document issued by a federal or state regulatory agency with authority over an area which affirms that a proposed acquisition, expansion, or creation of a facility falling under that authority is required to fulfill the needs of a community.]
      (roleplaying games) Initialism of constitution point.
      (informal, obsolete) Consumption; pulmonary tuberculosis.
      (dialectal or obsolete) Squirrel, particularly the red squirrel.
      (Northern England, obsolete) A squirrel's nest.
      verb
      (transitive, informal) To trick, lie or defraud, usually for personal gain.
      Alternative form of conn (“direct a ship”). [(transitive) To direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction).]
      (rare) To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.
      (rare, obsolete) To know; understand; acknowledge.
      adjective
      (business, marketing) Abbreviation of consolidated: only used in naming. [Having undergone consolidation.]
      Synonyms for con
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