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English *noun*: con
1.	con (communication) an argument opposed to a proposal
		Broader (hypernym)	argument, statement
		Antonyms	pro

2.	con (person) a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
		Synonyms	convict, inmate, yard bird, yardbird
		Broader (hypernym)	captive, prisoner
		Narrower (hyponym)	lifer, trusty

3.	con (act) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
		Synonyms	bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, sting
		Broader (hypernym)	cheat, rig, swindle
		Narrower (hyponym)	sting operation

English *adverb*: con
1.	con in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.
		Samples	Much was written pro and con.
		Antonyms	pro

English *verb*: con
1.	con (social) deprive of by deceit
		Samples	He swindled me out of my inheritance. She defrauded the customers who trusted her. The cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change.
		Examples	They con him of all his money
		Synonyms	bunco, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize
		Pattern of use	Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP
		Broader (hypernym)	cheat, chisel, rip off
		Narrower (hyponym)	short, short-change

2.	con (cognition) commit to memory; learn by heart
		Samples	Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?.
		Synonyms	learn, memorise, memorize
		Pattern of use	Somebody ----s something
		Broader (hypernym)	hit the books, study
		Narrower (hyponym)	alternate, understudy

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