con
adverb
- 1
in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.
much was written pro and con
noun
- 1
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
- 2
an argument opposed to a proposal
- 3
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
verb
- 1
commit to memory; learn by heart
Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
- 2
deprive of by deceit
He swindled me out of my inheritance
She defrauded the customers who trusted her
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