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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
confineverbto close within bounds, limit or hold back from movementApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
confirmverbverify that something is true, accurate, or validUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
confiscateverbto take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authorityUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conflagrateverbto start to burn or burst into flamesRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conflateverbto mix together different elementsAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conflictverbto go against, as of rules and lawsAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conformverbto adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditionsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conform toverbMWEto behave in accordance or in agreement withApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
confoundverbAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
confrontverbto present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticizeAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
confuseverbUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
confuteverbEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
congaverbto dance the congaUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
congeverbto perform a ceremonious bowUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
congealverbto become gelatinousUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
congeeverbto depart after obtaining formal permissionUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
congestverbto become or cause to become obstructedUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conglobateverbto assume a globular shapeUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conglobeverbto assume a globular shapeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conglomerateverbto collect or gatherUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conglutinateverbto cause to adhereUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
congratulateverbto say something to someone that expresses praiseUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
congregateverbto come together, usually for a purposeUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conjectureverbform an opinion or hypothesis based on incomplete informationAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conjoinverbto make contact or come togetherApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conjugateverbto unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compoundsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conjureverbto summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magicCreateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conjure upverbMWEto summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magicCreateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conkverbto pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brainUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conk outverbMWEto use up all one's strength and energy and stop workingUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
connverbto conduct or direct the steering of a ship or planeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
connectverbidentify or establish relationships between ideas, concepts, or informationApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conniveverbto encourage or assent to illegally or criminallyAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
connive atverbMWEto give one's silent approval toEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
connoteverbto involve as a necessary condition of consequenceUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conquerverbto take possession of by force, as after an invasionApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conscriptverbto enroll into service compulsorilyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
consecrateverbto give entirely to a specific person, activity, or causeUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
consentverbFreely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishesUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conserveverbto keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary changeApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
considerverbthink carefully about something before making a judgment or decisionAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
consignverbto give over to another for care or safekeepingApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
consistverbto be consistent in form, tenor, or characterUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
consociateverbto bring or come into association or actionUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
consoleverbto give moral or emotional strength toUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
consolidateverbto bring together into a single whole or systemApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
consonateverbto sound in sympathyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
consortverbto keep company withUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
conspireverbto act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purposeAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
constellateverbto scatter or intersperse like dots or studsCreateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
consternateverbto fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusionUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
constipateverbto impede with a clog or as if with a clogUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
constituteverbform or compose something by combining elementsCreateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
constitutionaliseverbto take a walk for one's health or to aid digestion, as after a mealApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
constitutionalizeverbto take a walk for one's health or to aid digestion, as after a mealCreateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
constrainverbto hold backApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
constrictverbto become tight or as if tightApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
constringeverbto become tight or as if tightApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
constructverbbuild, create, or put together a structure, argument, or productCreateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
construeverbto make sense ofUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
construe withverbMWEto go or occur togetherUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
consubstantiateverbto unite in one common substanceUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
consultverbto have a conference in order to talk something overUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
consumeverbto serve oneself to, or consume regularlyUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
consummateverbto fulfill sexuallyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contactverbTo communicate with someone.ApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
containverbTo have, hold, include, or be a part of.RememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
containeriseverbto package in a containerApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
containerizeverbto package in a containerApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contaminateverbto make radioactive by adding radioactive materialUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contemnverbto look down on with disdainEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contemplateverbto think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposesUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contemporiseverbto arrange or represent events so that they co-occurApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contemporizeverbto arrange or represent events so that they co-occurApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contendverbto have an argument about somethingAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contentverbto satisfy in a limited wayUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contestverbto make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigationEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contextualizeverbinterpret an item within its surrounding contextAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
continueverbto allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or featureUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contortverbto twist and press out of shapeApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contourverbto form the contours ofApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contra danseverbMWEto perform a contradanceUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contractverbto reduce in scope while retaining essential elementsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contract inverbMWEto consent in writing to pay money to a trade union for political useApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contract outverbMWEto assign a job to someone outside one's own businessApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contradanceverbto perform a contradanceUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contradictverbAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contradistinguishverbAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contraindicateverbto make a treatment inadvisableAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contrastverbidentify and highlight the differences between two or more itemsAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contraveneverbto go against, as of rules and lawsAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contredanseverbto perform a contradanceUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contributeverbto contribute to some causeApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contriveverbto come up with an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle after a mental effortCreateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
controlverbTo exercise authority over; direct; regulate. This include exercising authority over the processesses of issuance and revocation, management, and auditing.ApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
control and monitorverbMWETo have the power to direct or operate something in a certain way and regularly observe it.ApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
controvertverbEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
contuseverbto injure the underlying soft tissue or bone ofUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
convalesceverbto get over an illness or shockUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
convectverbto circulate hot air by convectionApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026