Con-
prefix
prefix ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Prefix
- 1 Unite: to unite into a collection indicated by the root word. morpheme
"concorporate"
- 2 attached to certain words to obtain new, informal, subcultural words in which con- conveys a notion of:; constructed, artificial morpheme
- 3 Together: the root is done together. morpheme
"conarticular"
- 4 attached to certain words to obtain new, informal, subcultural words in which con- conveys a notion of:; hypothetical, fictional morpheme
- 5 Having commonality, having the same property indicated by the root. morpheme
"confocal"
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- 6 attached to certain words to obtain new, informal, subcultural words in which con- conveys a notion of:; related to conlangs, conworlds, etc. morpheme
- 7 Having commonality, having the same property indicated by the root.; Belonging to the same group indicated by the root. morpheme
"confamilial"
- 8 Having commonality, having the same property indicated by the root.; Synchronous or simultaneous with the root. morpheme
"connascent"
- 9 Having commonality, having the same property indicated by the root.; A fellow kind of the root. morpheme
"concitizen"
- 10 To do the root. morpheme
"convivify"
- 11 To do the root.; Intensifying the root. morpheme
"congenial"
- 12 Indicating a common origin:; Found with. What is found with the root. morpheme
"consalazinic acid"
- 13 Indicating a common origin:; From, coming from the root. morpheme
"consequence"
- 14 When one entity is put into another, or one entity affects the other. morpheme
"conplastic"
- 15 Mutuality, indicating a reciprocal relationship or influence morpheme
"confraternization"
- 16 To surround or adorn with morpheme
"constrict"
- 17 Uniform, or made to be the same as. morpheme
"concolorate"
Etymology
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle English con-, from Latin con-, from cum (“with”).
Etymology 2
Back-formation from conlang, short for "constructed language".
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.