conceptional 
There is movement in the iilmle voeiilinlal v of language, 
from tin- ilesi^nal ion of wllltt in course r, v:io-- ( i , ninr. luu 
terial, to the ili-si^iiittioii of what j^ liiHi, mure aliMrin t 
anil oondpttonuL more formal 
H'liititi'ii, I, iff anil liroulh of Lain;., p. 90. 
conceptionalist (k<m-sep'sii<>n-iii-int), . [< 
r.<>iiri'i>liiiinil + -/.s-C.J Haute :is I-U/H-I jitunlirtt. 
conceptionist (kon-sop'siion-ist), . [<ciic///- 
tiim T -ist.\ S.-iiiic ;is rniiri/ituiilixl. I'n 
COnceptioUSt (kmi-sep'slms), a. [< 
+ -//.] Apt to conceive j fruitful. 
Thy fi-rtilr ami .-'./vy,/ N m. uomli. Xfmlc., 'I. of A., iv. 3. 
COnceptism (kon'sop-tmn). n. (< i-niii'i/il + 
4fM.J Iii flu I.. I lie expression of general or 
vague notions ; a style ot writing in which more 
may be meant than is directly expressed; am- 
biguousnuss through double meaning. See ex- 
tract. 
His li^iieveilo's) phra-sos are of get piirftoHe cllargcil with 
a double meiiniilK, and ui arc m-ier -.in- nn i-ailiir. 
whether r II.IM taken Iii all that the nutlior meant to 
convey. C'onrr/rfiVm is tile name, that luu> heen uiientu 
this i rliiii inriit of thought, which was doomed in time to 
fall Into the aniliiuiioii.i ami equivocal. 
/:,;.-,. Brit., XXII. 360. 
conceptivae (kon-srp-ti've), ii.pl. See/m'<e. 
conceptive (kon-sep'tiv), n. [= F. concept!/, 
< L. i'iiin-1 /ilinis. < i-niiiTptaii, pp. of concipere, 
conceive : see conccire.] 1. Capable of conceiv- 
ing mentally. 
The all, '".I'll in,' civahlencss of a minimum or a limit 
. . . i* not ilne to an arrest of tlie romvy-///-. poiicr, hut a 
bullling of it. //. Spencer, I'rln. uf I'sychol. 
\Villi a <-'i,i,;/'li'rr imagination vigorous hcyoud any ill 
his generation, . . . he|t'arlyle| wants altogether the plas- 
tie imagination, the Hhuping faculty. 
Lowell, Study Windows, p. 126. 
2. Capable of conceiving physically. 
The uterine parts . . . may he reduced into a coneep- 
tim constitution. Sir T. Brotene, Vulg. Err., vii. 7. 
conceptual (kon-sep'tu-alX [= F. concep- 
tucl, < NL. "conceptualis, \ L. conceptus (con- 
cejitu-), concept: see concept and -n/.] Pertain- 
ing to conception, mental or physical. 
Kvcry <-<ni?i'i>t mil act is so immediately followed as to 
seem accompanied by a nomenclatory one. 
\\'ltitiii'ii, Life and Growth of Lang., p. 139. 
conceptualism (kon-sep'tu-al-izm), n. [= F. 
conccfitualismc = Sp. Pg. conceptualixmo, < NL. 
*cOHceptualismus,<. "conceptualis: seeconccjitititl 
and -((.] The psychological doctrine that the 
meaning of a general class-name, as horse, red, 
etc., can be fully represented in thought or 
be actually present to consciousness: opposed 
both to realism and to nominalism, it is mainly 
an English doctrine, ami Locke is the most celebrated ad- 
vocate of the opinion. The term is also applied to gome 
"I the opinions concerning universals held in the middle 
ages, nmler the impression that the questions then at 
issue were the same as that discussed by the English 
philosophers. 
Dr. Brown repudiates the doctrine of conceptualixm as 
held by Locke and others. He admits that we can repre- 
sent to ourselves no general notion of the common attri- 
bute or attributes which constitute a class ; but he asserts 
that the generality, which cannot be realized in a notion 
of the resembling attribute, is realized in a notion of the 
resemblance itself. Sir n. Hamilton, Metaph., xxxvi. 
conceptualist (kon-sep'tu-al-ist), n. [= F. con- 
ceptiutliste= Sp. Pg. conceptualista, < NL. *con- 
ceptualista, < * 'conceptualis: see conceptual and 
-ist.~\ One who holds the psychological opinion 
called eonceptualism. 
The older Cunc'-iititdfixtn . . . assert that it is possible 
to conceive a triangle neither equilateral nor rectangular, 
but both at once. Sir W. llaiiiiltim, Metaph., xxxvi. 
conceptualistic (kon-sep'tu-a-lis'tik), a. [< 
concepttinlijtt + -ic.] Pertaining to or of the 
nature of conceptualism. 
concern (kon-sern'), v. t. [< F. COHCC rner = Sp. 
Pg. conrernir = It. coneerncre, concern, touch, 
belong to, < ML. concernere } belong to, regard, 
LL. mix, mingle, as in a sieve, < L. com-, to- 
gether, + cernere, separate, sift, observe, = Or. 
Kpivetv, separate (> ult. E. crisis, critic, etc.), = 
Skt. \f kar, kit; pour out, scatter : see certain, 
critic, etc., and of. decern (> ult. decree, etc.), 
discern (> ult. discreet, discrete, discriminate, 
etc.), excern (> ult. excrete, excrement), secern (> 
ult. secret, secrete, etc.).] 1. To relate or pertain 
to ; have an intimate relation to or connection 
with. 
Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things 
which nituvrn the Lord Jesus Christ. Acts xxviil. 81. 
2. To affect the interest of; have interest for; 
be of importance to. 
It concerns the State of England to look at this time into 
I In stati of I ranee. Baker, Chronicles, p. 877. 
Our wars with France have affected lu in our most ten- 
der interests, and concerned us more thun those with any 
other nation. Addiioii, State of the War. 
'I'n this iva-soninn I am uot concerned to raise any objec- 
tion. Mind, I.V 80. 
1103 
3. To interest ; liusy: oooiipy; engage: used 
retlexivcly or in the pii.ssive voi.-e : as. to <- 
i-trii iini'n // in the affairs of others; 1 wan 
nc,i cuiii-iriiiil in that transaction. 
1'.. in.; a layman. I oii^-ht not to )nr. 
Witlis|iei Illations which hclon;; to the prolci-sioll. //. 
Ml lather, Whilst III- Wa ;i the Turkey trHile, 
had Ill-en tlllee or folll times til tile l.eY!tllt. 
'tiiiin Mian. I), v. :!. 
4. To disturb; make uneasy or anxious ; cause 
disquiet to; trouble: generally in the past par- 
ticiple: as, to be deeply concerned about the 
safety of a friend. 
Here we flrl heard of the U-ath of I'oiiktaiit Falcon, for 
whom i'a].tain Itrewster teemed to he inn. h confemtm, 
Damjner, Voyagen, H. i. llo. 
lu one compreaslng engine I shut a sparrow, without 
fin- in;.' nny air in. and in an hour the hint IH^HII to pant, 
and lie concerned, and In lest than an hour and a half to be 
sick. Iterham. 
1 wu secretly concerned to see human nature in to much 
wretchedness and disgrace. Addison, Spectator, No. 117. 
6f. To confuse with drink; slightly intoxicate : 
in the past participle. 
Not that I know his Reverence was ever concern'd to my 
knowledge. 
Su>\ft, Mary, the Cook-maid, to Dr. Sheridan. 
A little, as you see, concerned with liquor. 
.SVr il. Tniilur, I'll, van Artevelde, II., 111. 3. 
= Sjrn. 2. To interest, touch, affect. 
concern ( kon-sern '), [< concern, .] 1. That 
which relates or pertains to one ; matter of con- 
cernment ; business; affair. 
Let It -tot-in and Thunder, Hail and Snow, 
'TIs Heav'n's Concern. 
Conyreue, Imlt. of Horace, I. Ix. 2. 
Exposing the private concern* of families. 
Addition, Freeholder. 
2. Interest; matter of importance; that which 
affects one's welfare or happiness. 
'Tin all mankind's concern that he should live. Dryden. 
Since you have the end, 
Be that your sole concern, nor mind those means 
No longer to the purpose ! 
Brmming, Ring and Book, II. 96. 
3. Solicitous regard; solicitude; anxiety; agi- 
tation or uneasiness of mind ; disturbed state of 
feeling; trouble. 
Why all this concern for the poor? We want them not. 
Swifl. 
Maria has somehow suspected the tender concern I have 
for your happiness. Sheridan, School for Scandal, il. 2. 
With a face of concern, [he] advised me to give up the 
dispute. Goldsmith, Vicar, II. 
4. An establishment or firm for the transaction 
of business; a manufacturing or commercial 
establishment ; a business house. 
When the Htate, directly or by proxy, has thus come Into 
possession of, or has established, numerous concern* for 
wholesale production and for wholesale distribution, there 
will tie good precedents for extending Its function to re- 
tall distribution. //. Spencer, Man vs. State, p. 39. 
6. A material object, especially one that is com- 
plicated or large ; a contrivance : with a touch 
of depreciation. [Colloq.] 
The hackney-coach a great, lumbering, square rnnrrrn. 
Dickens. 
= Syn. 3. Solicitude, etc. (see care); Concern at, about, /or 
(see unfoncerueil); carefulness, thoughtfulness. 
concernancet, concernancyt (kon-ser'nans, 
-nan-si), . [= Sp. concernencia, < OF. "con- 
cernance (= It. concernenza), < concernant, ppr. 
of coiwerner, concern : see concern, v., and -ance, 
-ancy, and cf . concerning, prep.] Concern ; busi- 
ness; import. 
'I lie concernancy, sir? why do we wrap the gentleman 
in our more rawer breath '! Slink., Hamlet, v. _'. 
concerned (kon-s6rnd'), p. a. [Pp. of concern, 
p. j 1 . Having or manifesting disquietude ; un- 
easy; troubled; anxious: as, she watched his 
movements with a concerned look or feeling; 
he was concerned about his prospects. 2. A 
euphemism for damned. [U. 8.] 
That's a concerned ugly fix, and how we'll ever get out 
of it la more than I know. 
Southern Lit. Messenger, March, 1851. 
concernedly (kon-s6r'ned-li), adr. In a con- 
cerned manner ; with anxiety or solicitude, 
concernedness (kon-s^r'ned-nes), n. The state 
of being concerned. 
Karnestncss and concernedneti. 
Abp. Sharp, Sermons, VI. xi. 
concerningt (kon-sfer'ning), n. [Verbal n. of 
concern, r."] An affair of importance ; concern ; 
business. 
We shall write to you, 
As time and our concerning* shall importune. 
Shot., M. for M., i. 1. 
concerningt (kon-s^r'ning), p. a. [Ppr. of con- 
cern, r.] Having interest or moment ; impor- 
tant. 
concert 
The Holy Spirit . . . w.,ulil instruct them Intoconcern- 
in'j an inane of puhllc affaire. 
Jrr. Tni/liir, Work* (ed. 1BS5), II. \O. 
Ho great an- / a ii nth 
Concerning (kmi-srr'ninn). /n:/,. [I'rop. ppr. 
Of I'oin'i I'll. I., llt'llT F. CIIK | Sp. I'llll- 
ciniii-iili- = I'g. It. co . ppr.. similarly 
used. ('(. loiii-lniii/, fujiifilinii. i-i.^/iii'liiii/, and 
other i|tiiisi-prepn>itiiiiis of partieijiial form.] 
I'ertiiining to; regarding; witli relution to; as 
to; aliout. 
I have accept. .1 tie . .-ni'-'-niin'i tliis tiling also, that 
I will not oiiTthrow thi city, for the which thou hast 
l>|Hlkl-ll. Vii. t\. 
I am free from all doubt rnr> , , Tiiiotton. 
concernment ( kou-senrtiii;nt >, . f < rmn-rrn + 
-UK at.] 1. A thing in which one is concerned 
or interested; concern; affair; business; in- 
terest. 
I h. i th'riiKht the matter . . . weighty and general to 
the cunfcrniHt nt of all the country. 
II ,/.,.,,. lli.t. New England, II. 386. 
The great concernment of men U with men. Lorkr. 
l'ro|HMltions whii-h -t. n-l ..nli t the present life are 
small, compareil with tliow that have intlncnce IIIMIH our 
everlasting concernmtntn. Hu//-. Improu nn -nt of Mind. 
2. The state or fact of concerning or affecting 
one's interest or happiness; importance; mo- 
ment. 
It is of greatest concernment in the Church and I 'oin- 
inonwealtli, to have a vigilant eye how llooken demeane 
themselves at well at men. Mittim, Areopagltlca, P. 6. 
Let every action of runcrrninent be begun with prayer. 
Jrr. Taylor, Worlu (ed. 1836), I. 407. 
Much busiiiets of a trifling nature and pertonal concern- 
ment withdraws their attention from matters of great na- 
tional moment. 
tt'athitiflton, In Bancroft's Hist. Const., I. 282. 
3. The state of being concerned or occupied; 
interference ; participation. 
He married a daughter to the earl, without any other ap- 
protiation of her father or concernment in it than suffer- 
Ing him and her to come into his presence. Clarrwton. 
4. The state of being concerned or anxious ; 
concern ; solicitude ; anxiety. 
We cannot so speedily recollect ourselves after a scene 
of great passion and concernment, as to pass to another of 
mirth and humour, and to enjoy it with any relish. 
Dryden, Ess. on Dram. Poesy. 
The Lord had taken care that we should not forget her, 
and those with her: for he had raised and begotten an 
heavenly concernment In nur souls for her and them. 
/'rnn, Travels In Holland, etc. 
concert (kon-sert'), c. [< F. concerter, < It. con- 
certare = Sp. Pg. concertar, concert, contrive, 
adjust, appar. < L. concertare, contend, contest, 
dispute, debate (hence, appar., in later use, con- 
fer, arrange by conference, concert, etc.), < com-, 
with, + certare, contend, < cernere (pp. certus, 
cretus, var., as adj.), separate, etc. : see con- 
cern, v., and certain. The sense of 'arrange, 
bring to agreement,' though arising naturally 
from that of ' debate,' is by some regarded as 
connecting the verb with L. consertus, pp. of 
conserere, join, fit, unite (also contend, join bat- 
tle), < com-, together, + serere, join, connect: 
see series.'] I. trans. 1. To contrive and ar- 
range mutually ; construct or adjust, as a plan 
or system to be pursued, by conference or 
agreement. 
The two rogues, having concerted their plan, parted 
company. Dcjoe, Col. Jack. 
When Gloucester reached Northampton he met the duke 
of Buckingham and concerted with him the means of over- 
throwing the Wydvilles. Stitabt, Const. Hist , 1 369. 
2. To plan ; devise. 
A commander had more trouble to concert his defence 
before the people than to plan the operations of a cam- 
paign. Burke, Vind. of Nat Society. 
The enterprise was ill concerted. 
Bancroft, Hist. U. 8., I. VI. 
3. In music, to arrange (a piece of music) for 
several voices or instruments. 4. [From the 
noun concert.] To sing in concert. [Rare.] 
And we, with Nature's heart in tune, 
Concerted harmonies. 
Mutheriivll, Jeanie Morrison. 
n. intrans. To act in concert: with with. 
[Bare.] 
The ministers of Denmark were appointed to concert 
irith I all i, it. Bp. Burnct. 
concert (kon's6rt), n. [= D. G. concert = Dan. 
8w. koncert, a (musical) concert, < F. concert, 
= Sp. concierto = Pg. concerto, < It. concerto 
(also spelled conserto, as if connected with L. 
conserere : see etym. of verb), agreement, union, 
harmony, concert, etc. ; from the verb: see eon- 
cert, r.] 1. Agreement of two or more in a 
design or plan ; combination formed by mutual 
