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    con
    /kɒn/

    verb

    • 1. persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them: "I conned him into giving me your home number"

    noun

    • 1. an instance of deceiving or tricking someone: "the Charter is a glossy public relations con"

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  2. CON definition: 1. to make someone believe something false, usually so that that person will give you their money…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of CON is something (such as a ruse) used deceptively to gain another's confidence; also : a confidence game : swindle. How to use con in a sentence.

  4. A con, or confidence game, is a swindlewhen you take advantage of someone's trust. If you con someone out of their life savings, you might wind up a con — as in convict. The word con has many meanings, none of them good. An argument has pros and cons, and the cons are always the downside.

  5. A con is a trick in which someone deceives you by telling you something that is not true.

  6. Con definition: against a proposition, opinion, etc.. See examples of CON used in a sentence.

  7. A con is a trick in which someone deceives you by telling you something that is not true.

  8. 1. An argument or opinion against something. 2. One who holds an opposing opinion or view. [Short for contra.] con 2. (kŏn) tr.v.conned, con·ning, consArchaic. 1. To study, peruse, or examine carefully. 2. To learn or commit to memory. [Middle English connen, to know, from Old English cunnan; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.] con′ner n. con 3.

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