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with or in reference to, as regards, in or with regard to, with
an eye to, with respect to, respecting, apropos (of), as to or
for, in the matter of, on the subject of, re, Formal anent:
Concerning your recent application, please phone this office.
concise adj. brief, terse, laconic, compact, direct, succinct,
epigrammatic, cogent, pithy, compendious, summary, epigrammatic,
trenchant, compressed, condensed, short; shortened, abridged,
curtailed, abbreviated: He gave a concise summary of the
findings. This is a concise edition of the dictionary.
concrete adj. real, actual, literal, realistic, authentic, valid,
genuine, bona fide, reliable; specific, particular, definite,
definitive, clear-cut, material, physical, tangible,
substantial: Have you any concrete evidence for the existence
of UFOs?
condemn v. 1 censure, blame, criticize, remonstrate with or against,
denounce, disparage, reproach, rebuke, reprove, scold,
reprimand, upbraid: The council was condemned for failing to
provide adequate health care. 2 convict, find guilty; sentence,
doom: The judge condemned them to twenty years imprisonment. 3
Usually, condemned. doomed, damned, destined, fated, ordained,
foreordained; consigned: He has been condemned to wander
forever.
condescend
v. stoop, deign, lower or humble or demean oneself, come down
off one's high horse: She wouldn't condescend to talk to the
stable-boy directly.
condescending
adj. patronizing, belittling, disdainful, contemptuous,
pompous, overbearing, high-handed, imperious, snobbish, haughty,
Colloq snooty, Brit toffee-nosed; Slang snotty: He thinks he's
better than everyone, and I can't stand his condescending
manner.
condition n. 1 state; circumstance(s), shape: What condition is the
house in? My bank account is in a poor condition. 2
stipulation, proviso, demand, requirement, term, qualification,
contingency, requisite, prerequisite: The terrorists have
announced their conditions for releasing the hostages. 3 working