con-

prefix — 17 senses

con-

prefix

/ˌkən/ · /ˈkʌn/

Etymology Inherited from Middle English con-, from Latin con-, from cum (“with”).

14 senses
  1. 1Unite: to unite into a collection indicated by the root word.
  2. 2Together: the root is done together.
  3. 3Having commonality, having the same property indicated…
  4. 4Belonging to the same group indicated by the root.
  5. 5Synchronous or simultaneous with the root.
  6. 6A fellow kind of the root.
  7. 7To do the root.
  8. 8Intensifying the root.
  9. 9Found with. What is found with the root.
  10. 10From, coming from the root.
  11. 11When one entity is put into another, or one entity…
  12. 12Mutuality, indicating a reciprocal relationship or influence
  13. 13To surround or adorn with
  14. 14Uniform, or made to be the same as.
1

Morpheme Unite: to unite into a collection indicated by the root word.

  • concorporate
  • conglobulate
1 more example
  • conglutination
2

Morpheme Together: the root is done together.

  • conarticular
  • conjubilant
1 more example
  • consubsistence
3

Morpheme Having commonality, having the same property indicated by the root.

  • confocal
  • consimilar
1 more example
  • conterminant
4

Morpheme Belonging to the same group indicated by the root.

  • confamilial
  • contypic
1 more example
  • conspecific
5

Morpheme Synchronous or simultaneous with the root.

  • connascent
  • concreate
1 more example
  • congeneration
6

Morpheme A fellow kind of the root.

  • concitizen
  • condisciple
1 more example
  • concelebrant
7

Morpheme To do the root.

  • convivify
  • confix
1 more example
  • constrict
8

Morpheme Intensifying the root.

  • congenial
  • connatural
1 more example
  • convicinity

› Indicating a common origin:

9

Morpheme Found with. What is found with the root.

  • consalazinic acid
  • conphaseolin
1 more example
  • connegative
10

Morpheme From, coming from the root.

  • consequence
  • convicine
1 more example
  • connatal
11

Morpheme When one entity is put into another, or one entity affects the other.

  • conplastic
  • contour
1 more example
  • converb
12

Morpheme Mutuality, indicating a reciprocal relationship or influence

  • confraternization
  • confated
1 more example
  • connascence
13

Morpheme To surround or adorn with

  • constrict
  • constellate
14

Morpheme Uniform, or made to be the same as.

  • concolorate
Synonyms
co-, com-, col-, cor-, syn-, syl-, sym-, inter-

con-

prefix

Etymology Back-formation from conlang, short for constructed language.

› attached to certain words to obtain new…

1

Morpheme constructed, artificial

2

Morpheme hypothetical, fictional

3

Morpheme related to conlangs, conworlds, etc.

Derived terms
86 termsconculture, conlang, conlanger, conlanging, conlangistan, conpeople, conperson, conreligion, con-script, conscript, consociety, conworld, concause, concentric, concolonial, concurvity, concyclic, confocal, congenerate, congenetic, congenial, connascence, connatural, consignificant, consignification, consimilar, consimilitude, consubstantiate, conterminable, conterminant, conterraneous, concentre, concorporate, conflow, conglobation, conglobulate, conglutination, conjoin, constellate, contesseration, conarticular, concelebrate, concelebration, conjubilant, conrotatory, con-sensual, consignify, consubsist, contour, collocal, concorporeal, confamilial, confamiliar, consanguineous, conspecific, consubgeneric, consubspecific, contypic, convariety, conduplicate, confix, constrict, constrictor, constuprate, convivify, concreate, congeneration, connascent, connegative, conphaseolin, conpsoromic acid, consalazinic acid, consquamatic acid, converb, connaturalize, conplastic, concelebrant, concitizen, condisciple, confated, confraternization, consequence, connatal, convicine, convicinity, concolorate

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