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To lead or tend, esp. with reference to a favorable or desirable result; to contribute; -- usually followed by to or toward. He was sensible how much such a union would conduce to the happiness of both. Macaulay. The reasons you allege do more conduce To the hot passion of distemper'd blood. Shak.

Conducive; tending. Conducent to the good success of this business. Abp. Laud.

Conducive; tending; contributing. Bacon. All his laws are in themselves conducible to the temporal interest of them that observe them. Bentley.

Loading or tending; helpful; contributive; tending to promote. However conducive to the good or our country. Addison.

To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend. I can conduct you, lady, to a low But loyal cottage, where you may be safe. Milton.

The act or state of suffering persecution for religious faith. Our duty to contend even to confessorship. J. H. Newman.

Tending confirm or establish. Sherwood. -- Con*firm"a*tive*ly, adv.

A fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.

To maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or opposition; to struggle.

Being in conflict or collision, or in opposition; contending; contradictory; incompatible; contrary; opposing.

Tending to conflict; conflicting. Sir W. Hamilton.

The tendency of fluids to run together. [R.] Boyle.

Confusing; having a tendency to confusion. Bp. Hall.

Pertaining to, indicating, or attended with, congestion in some part of the body; as, a congestive fever.

use of a magical form of words; the practice of magic arts; incantation; enchantment. Pretended conjurations and prophecies of that event. Hallam.

One who practices magic arts; one who pretends to act by the aid super natural power; also, one who performs feats of legerdemain or sleight of hand. Dealing with witches and with conjurers. Shak. From the account the loser brings, The conjurer knows who stole the things. Prior.

To shut the eyes to; to overlook; to pretend not to see. [R. & Obs.] "Divorces were not connived only, but with eye open allowed." Milton.

nuptial. Nor Eve the rites Mysterious of connubial love refused. Milton. Kind, connubial tenderness. Goldsmith.

ng connubial; something characteristics of the conjugal state; an expression of connubial tenderness. Some connubialities which had begun to pass between Mr. and Mrs. B. Dickens.

Tenderness of feeling; pity. [Obs.] Chaucer. Conscience clause, a clause in a general law exempting persons whose religious scruples forbid compliance therewith, -- as from taking judicial oaths, rendering military service, etc. -- Conscience money, stolen or wrongfully acquired money that is voluntarily restored to t…