variants
or less commonly con
conned; conning
: to conduct or direct the steering of (a vessel, such as a ship)
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Examples of conn in a Sentence
Verb
there was white-knuckle tension as the captain conned the gunboat through the mine-infested harbor
Word History
Etymology
Verb
alteration of cond, probably alteration of Middle English condien, conduen to conduct, from Anglo-French cunduire — more at conduit
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“Conn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conn. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023.
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