Con-

prefix

prefix ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    Unite: to unite into a collection indicated by the root word. morpheme

    "concorporate"

  2. 2
    attached to certain words to obtain new, informal, subcultural words in which con- conveys a notion of:; constructed, artificial morpheme
  3. 3
    Together: the root is done together. morpheme

    "conarticular"

  4. 4
    attached to certain words to obtain new, informal, subcultural words in which con- conveys a notion of:; hypothetical, fictional morpheme
  5. 5
    Having commonality, having the same property indicated by the root. morpheme

    "confocal"

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  1. 6
    attached to certain words to obtain new, informal, subcultural words in which con- conveys a notion of:; related to conlangs, conworlds, etc. morpheme
  2. 7
    Having commonality, having the same property indicated by the root.; Belonging to the same group indicated by the root. morpheme

    "confamilial"

  3. 8
    Having commonality, having the same property indicated by the root.; Synchronous or simultaneous with the root. morpheme

    "connascent"

  4. 9
    Having commonality, having the same property indicated by the root.; A fellow kind of the root. morpheme

    "concitizen"

  5. 10
    To do the root. morpheme

    "convivify"

  6. 11
    To do the root.; Intensifying the root. morpheme

    "congenial"

  7. 12
    Indicating a common origin:; Found with. What is found with the root. morpheme

    "consalazinic acid"

  8. 13
    Indicating a common origin:; From, coming from the root. morpheme

    "consequence"

  9. 14
    When one entity is put into another, or one entity affects the other. morpheme

    "conplastic"

  10. 15
    Mutuality, indicating a reciprocal relationship or influence morpheme

    "confraternization"

  11. 16
    To surround or adorn with morpheme

    "constrict"

  12. 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.