DictionaryRoot: com-
Latin
com-
with, together; sometimes thoroughly
Forms
- com-
- con- — Used before many consonants in Latin.
- col- — Used before l in Latin.
- cor- — Used before r in Latin.
- co- — Shortened especially before vowels.
Origin
Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *kom, ‘with; beside.’
Note
In some formations, togetherness shades into completeness; the prefix’s exact contribution can be uncertain.
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verb
contort
kun-TORT/kənˈtɔːrt/
To twist or bend out of a natural shape.
Etymology
The Latin verb meant to whirl or twist together, with the prefix perhaps intensifying the twisting. English focuses on twisting that wrenches something out of its normal shape or position.
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- accompany
- accomplish
- accomplishment
- coalesce
- coerce
- coercion
- cogent
- cognition
- cognitive
- cognizanceAwareness
- cognizanceLegal authority
- cognomen
- cohabitation
- coherence
- coherent
- cohesion
- cohesive
- coil
- coincide
- coincidence
- coincident
- collaborate
- collaboration
- collaborator
- collapse
- collate
- collateral
- collation
- colleague
- collectGathering
- collectChurch prayer
- collection
- collective
- collector
- college
- collide
- collision
- collude
- collusion
- combat
- combatant
- combination
- combine
- comfort
- comfortable
- command
- commemorate
- commemoration
- commend
- commendable
- commendation
- commendatory
- commensurate
- comment
- commerce
- commiserate
- commission
- commitPledge or dedication
- commitDoing wrong
- commodeToilet
- commodeStorage furniture
- commodious
- commotion
- commutationReduced punishment
- commutationOrder-independent operations
- commutationElectrical switching
- commutationTravel to work
- commuteSentence reduction
- commuteRegular travel
- compactClosely packed
- compactFormal agreement
- companion
- company
- comparable
- comparative
- compare
- comparison
- compartment
- compassCircle-drawing tool
- compassDirection-finding instrument
- compassRange or scope
- compassion
- compatible
- compatriot
- compel
- compendium
- compensate
- compensation
- compensatory
- compete
- competence
- competency
- competent
- competition
- competitor
- complacent
- complain
- complainant
- complaintExpression of dissatisfaction
- complaintHealth problem
- complement
- complete
- completion
- complex
- complexion
- complicate
- complication
- complicity
- compliment
- comply
- component
- comportAgreement
- comportBehaving
- comportment
- compose
- composite
- composition
- compost
- compote
- compound
- comprehend
- comprehensible
- compressPressing into less space
- compressCloth treatment pad
- compression
- compressor
- compromiseMutual concessions
- compromiseWeakening or endangerment
- compulsion
- compulsive
- compulsory
- compunction
- computation
- compute
- concatenate
- concatenation
- concise
- conclave
- conclusion
- concoct
- concoction
- concomitant
- concord
- concourse
- concreteReal and definite
- concreteBuilding material
- concubine
- concussion
- condemn
- condemnationStrong disapproval
- condemnationProperty seizure
- condensationGas becoming liquid
- condensationMolecule-joining reaction
- condense
- condescend
- condescension
- condition
- condole
- condominiumIndividually owned home
- condominiumJoint rule
- condone
- conductCarrying out an activity
- conductTransmitting energy
- confabulationInformal conversation
- confabulationFalse memory
- confection
- confederacy
- confidant
- confide
- confidence
- confident
- configuration
- configure
- confirm
- confirmation
- confiscate
- conflagration
- confront
- confrontation
- confuse
- confused
- confusion
- congeal
- congenial
- congenital
- congest
- congestion
- congratulation
- conjecture
- conjugal
- conjugatePaired relationship
- conjugateVerb inflection
- conjugationConnected chemical bonds
- conjugationCell joining
- conjugationVerb inflection
- connubial
- conquer
- conqueror
- conquest
- conscience
- conscious
- consequent
- conservancy
- conservation
- conservative
- conservator
- conserveProtect from loss or waste
- conserveFruit preserve
- consign
- consist
- consistenceTexture
- consistenceLogical agreement
- consistencySteadiness
- consistencyThickness or firmness
- consistent
- consolation
- console
- consolidate
- consolidationCombining into one
- consolidationSideways market movement
- consonantSpeech sound
- consonantIn agreement
- consort
- consortium
- conspicuous
- constipation
- constituentRepresented voter
- constituentConstitution-making power
- constitute
- constitution
- construe
- consume
- consummate
- consummation
- consumptionUse of goods and resources
- consumptionTuberculosis
- contact
- contagion
- contemplate
- contemplation
- contemplative
- contemporary
- contend
- content
- contention
- contentment
- continentMajor landmass
- continentBodily control
- contingentRepresentative group
- contingentDependent on circumstances
- continuum
- contort
- contortion
- contour
- contribute
- contribution
- contributor
- contusion
- convalesce
- convalescence
- convalescent
- convict
- convince
- convivial
- cooperate
- cooperation
- coordinate
- coordination
- copyReproduction
- copyPublication text
- correct
- correction
- corrective
- correspond
- correspondence
- correspondent
- corroborate
- corroboration
- corrode
- corrosion
- corrosive
- corrupt
- corruptible
- corruption
- cost
- counsel
- countenanceApproval or tolerance
- countenanceFace or expression
- cousin
- couture
- coven
- covenant
- coverScope
- coverAnother artist's song
- discomfiture
- discomfort
- inconstant
- incontinent
- inconvenient
- incorrigible
- recompense