con

adv

1. against, in opposition, in conflict; in confrontation, at odds, at variance.

n

2. the negative, no, nay; argument, side, interest.

v

1. study, peruse, examine, scrutinize, pore over.

2. memorize, commit to memory, learn, learn by heart, learn word for word, learn by rote, master, Sl. get down; fix in the mind, ingrain, infix, inculcate, impress on the mind, get in one's head, hammer or drive into one's head.

v U.S. Slang. delude, deceive, mislead; bamboozle, hoodwink; cheat, swindle. See bamboozle(defs.1, 2).