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Conflate
- verb - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
Conflict
- noun - a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
- a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"
- an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
- be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!"
- go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of
Confocal
- - Having the same foci; as, confocal quadrics.
Conforms
- verb - adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
- be similar, be in line with
Confound
- verb - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
- mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
Confract
- - Broken in pieces; severed.
Confrere
- noun - a person who is member of one's class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"
Confront
- verb - be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"
Confused
- verb - assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
- be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
- cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
- having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity; "I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented"
- lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"
- make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
- mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of