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conned

verb

Meaning

  1. To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.
  2. To know, understand, acknowledge.
  3. To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.
  4. To direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction).

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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