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Capable of being conquered or subdued. South. -- Con"quer*a*ble*ness, n.

Worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to. It is considerable, that some urns have had inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were burning. Bp. Wilkins. Eternity is infinitely the most considerable duration. Tillotson.

Worthiness of consideration; dignity; value; size; amount.

or to a degree not trifling or unimportant; greatly; much. The breeds . . . differ considerably from each other. Darwin.

Act of considering; consideration. [Obs.] Shak.

Given to consideration or to sober reflection; regardful of consequences or circumstances; circumspect; careful; esp. careful of the rights, claims, and feelings of other. Of dauntless courage and considerate pride. Milton. considerate, and careful of his people. Dryden. The wisest and most considerate men in the world…

t or process of considering; continuous careful thought; examination; contemplation; deliberation; attention. Let us think with consideration. Sir P. Sidney. Consideration, like an angel, came. Shak.

Considerate; careful; thoughtful. [Archaic] I love to be considerative. B. Jonson.

One who considers. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

To temper; to moderate. [Obs.] Moisten and contemperate the air. Sir T. Browne.

The act of tempering or moderating. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

The condition of being tempered; proportionate mixture; temperature. [Obs.] The different contemperature of the elements. SDouth.

ous union. [Obs.] That person of his [George Herbert], which afforded so unusual a contesseration of elegancies. Oley.

Work done by a cooper.

Operating together; as, coöperant forces.

To act or operate jointly with another or others; to concur in action, effort, or effect. Whate'er coöperates to the common mirth. Crashaw.

The act of coöperating, or of operating together to one end; joint operation; concurrent effort or labor. Not holpen by the coöperation of angels. Bacon.

Operating jointly to the same end. Coöperative society, a society established on the principle of a joint-stock association, for the production of commodities, or their purchase and distribution for consumption, or for the borrowing and lending of capital among its members. -- Coöperative store, a store established by…

One who labors jointly with others to promote the same end. "Coöperators with the truth." Boyle.

Green vitriol, or sulphate of iron; a green crystalline substance, of an astringent taste, used in making ink, in dyeing black, as a tonic in medicine, etc. It is made on a large scale by the oxidation of iron pyrites. Called also ferrous sulphate.